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South Korea President Lee Jae Myung affected by major data leak

Lee Jae Myung data leak South Korea VirusTotal passport security

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and 167 other individuals, including the First Lady, cabinet ministers, security personnel, and journalists, have had their sensitive personal information exposed online for approximately five months.

The leaked data, which includes names, dates of birth, passport numbers, and passport validity details, was contained in an Excel file titled “Passenger List (Republic of Korea-Belgium)”. The file was reportedly uploaded to VirusTotal, a paid cybersecurity platform used for malware scanning, around June 2, prior to the President’s official visit to Europe.

The South Korean government currently views the incident as an internal data leak rather than a cyberattack. Authorities are investigating whether the exposure occurred due to an employee uploading the file for a malware check without realizing the platform shares data with external security partners and paid subscribers.

In response, the Blue House held an emergency meeting led by Presidential Chief of Staff Lim Kwang-hyun, who described the breach as a serious matter requiring a thorough investigation into management responsibilities. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating with police to determine the exact cause and is currently reissuing passports for all affected individuals to mitigate security risks.

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Belgium · Cheong Wa Dae · Cheong Wa Dae · KBS · Kim Hea Kyung · Kim Hye Kyung · Lee Jae Myung · Lim Kwang-hyun · Ministry of Foreign Affairs · South Korea · VirusTotal

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Tổng thống Hàn Quốc Lee Jae Myung được cấp hộ chiếu mới [anninhthudo.vn]
대통령 부부 등 168명 여권정보, 악성코드 검사 사이트에 5개월간 노출 [www.gyominilbo.com]
1호기 탑승자 명단 유출 파일, 작성자는 'mofa'…외교부 '문서 형식 유사' - 매일신문 [www.imaeil.com]
Data Pribadi Presiden Korea Selatan Bocor Akibat Kesalahan Internal, 168 Orang Terdampak [www.jawapos.com]
Korsel Selidiki Kebocoran Data Paspor Presiden Lee [jurnas.com]
李대통령 부부 등 168명 개인정보 유출 파문…경찰, 정식 수사 착수 - 시사저널 [www.sisajournal.com]
이 대통령 부부 등 공군 1호기 탑승자 168명 개인정보 유출 : 정치 : 기독일보 [www.christiandaily.co.kr]
靑 "순방단 개인정보 유출 경위 철저히 조사"…李대통령 여권 교체(종합) - 스포탈코리아 [www.sportalkorea.com]
Südkoreas Präsident von Datenleck betroffen [www.fehmarn24.de]
Data Paspor Presiden Korea Selatan Lee Jae Myung dan Ibu Negara Bocor [www.liputan6.com]
Südkoreas Präsident von Datenleck betroffen [www.marler-zeitung.de]
대통령 여권번호까지 샜다…靑 긴급회의 “책임 규명·전면 점검” [biz.heraldcorp.com]
Skandal, Data Pribadi Presiden & 160 Pejabat Bocor [www.cnbcindonesia.com]
[사설] 대통령 정보까지 유출됐다니, 보안 참사 아닌가 [www.hani.co.kr]
Lee, first lady to get new passports after personal data exposure - The Korea Times [www.koreatimes.co.kr]
Südkoreas Präsident von Datenleck betroffen [www.onetz.de]
Südkoreas Präsident von Datenleck betroffen [www.op-online.de]
Südkoreas Präsident von Datenleck betroffen [www.recklinghaeuser-zeitung.de]
악성코드 잡으려다가… 민감 정보 유출 ‘허점’ [www.seoul.co.kr]
South Korea: Presidential office holds emergency meeting over leak of personal data of president, trip entourage [www.socialnews.xyz]
Südkoreas Präsident von Datenleck betroffen [www.stimberg-zeitung.de]
Hàn Quốc điều tra vụ hộ chiếu tổng thống bị lộ suốt 5 tháng [thanhnien.vn]
Police launch investigation into leak of presidential plane passenger information [www.koreaherald.com]