Personal Information File Leaked in Group Chat
Jeju Provincial Office of Education Investigating Circumstances

A teacher mistakenly posted sensitive personal information, including student grades, in a class group chat, prompting the education authorities to launch an investigation.

Jeju Provincial Office of Education building.

Jeju Provincial Office of Education building.

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According to the Jeju Provincial Office of Education on the 15th, on the 13th, a teacher working at a high school located in Jeju accidentally uploaded a file containing sensitive personal information, including the grades of all 409 third-year students, to their class group chat. After confirming the leak, the teacher deleted the chat room, but the file had already been shared with some students.



Upon recognizing the issue, the school held a personnel committee meeting and took measures such as replacing the homeroom teacher of the class. It is also reported that the school expressed apologies to the students. The education office visited the school on the 14th to conduct an investigation and stated that it plans to identify the circumstances and establish measures to prevent recurrence.


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