Five Senior Students Secretly Enter School on Weekend, Steal Teacher and Student Personal Information

Breaking In on a Saturday to Steal Information
Education Authorities: "No Evidence of External Data Leak"
City Education Office Audit and Police Investigation Underway

Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education Building View

It was belatedly revealed that students at a high school in Daegu broke into the administrative office and other areas, stealing personal information of teachers and students. The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education has launched an audit regarding the incident. The police are also currently investigating the case.

According to the Office of Education on December 5, five third-year students at a private high school entered the principal’s office and the administrative office through an unlocked chairman's office on Saturday, September 20, and stole a USB drive and an external hard drive.

It has been reported that the stolen devices contained personal information such as student records, as well as resident registration numbers and personnel records of about 50 teachers.

The Office of Education stated that among the leaked student records, about 200 documents dated prior to the year 2000 were included.

Even after the school became aware of the incident in October, it only reported the matter to the police belatedly and failed to notify the Office of Education.

The Office of Education believes that the school managed sensitive data, including personal information, inadequately by failing to store the devices in a separate cabinet or encrypt them, despite the fact that students had stolen the devices.

There were reports that the students who stole the personal information were dissatisfied with the school, but the exact motive has not been confirmed.

An official from the Office of Education stated, "Through the audit and investigation, we plan to clarify how the students obtained the personal information of students and teachers, as well as the details of the leak," adding, "As of now, there is no evidence that the data taken by the students has been leaked externally."

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