University Student Arrested for Hacking Networks of 6 Public Institutions, Stealing Personal Data of 810,000 People and 2.17 Million Records
Five Universities Including Kyungpook National University Suffer Damage
One University Student Booked Without Detention
The Cyber Investigation Division (Cyber Crime Investigation Unit) of Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency arrested one student from Kyungpook National University on the 27th for violating the Information and Communications Network Act and obstructing official duties by deception, after infiltrating the information and communication networks of public institutions including Kyungpook National University and stealing 2.17 million pieces of personal information of 810,000 people. Another university student was booked without detention.
The police stated that the arrested Kyungpook National University student, A, is suspected of infiltrating the information and communication networks of 15 public institutions including the university from August 2021 to November last year, stealing 2.17 million pieces of personal information of 810,000 people from six public institutions including Kyungpook National University, and then obtaining midterm exam questions from his own university to take the exam. The student B, who was booked without detention, is suspected of infiltrating his own university's information and communication network and viewing personal information of students and faculty members.
The police said, "Through rapid search and seizure and months-long analysis of the logs of the affected systems, we identified additional victim institutions and confirmed the overall scale of the damage, infiltration methods, and theft routes," adding, "So far, there is no indication that the stolen personal information has been redistributed."
The police urged institutions handling personal information to regularly check for security vulnerabilities in their information and communication networks to prevent similar incidents from occurring.
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A police official said, "Since personal information of about 810,000 people was stolen in this hacking incident, if you suspect you are a victim, you should first take protective measures such as changing your password, and strictly follow the 'prevention guidelines' below, such as not clicking on link addresses in text messages impersonating delivery services or wedding invitations sent via various SNS like KakaoTalk or Telegram."
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