Incident record
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Kakao Games (Partners / RINK) · Gaming
This record separates what has been publicly claimed, investigated, and confirmed. It does not imply that every affected account belongs to a unique person.
Reported impact
140 users
Disclosure recorded
2026-09-16
Sector
Gaming
Practical risk
Low
What this means
A practical reading of this record
The public record supports a low practical risk level based on the currently reported scope and data categories. This can change if the organisation or regulator updates the record.
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Classification
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Evidence status
Why it appears in the index
Confirmed by the organisation, a regulator, or a documented official decision.
Kakao Games stated that the exposed items were third-party integration identifiers or IDs for Partners, and internal identifiers plus limited country codes for RINK. It said passwords and high-sensitivity data such as names and addresses were not confirmed as exposed.
Recorded source · Kakao Games disclosure and Korean media reporting ↗
Editorial record
Review and status trail
Last reviewed
2026-09-21
The latest editorial review of the stored public record.
Latest source event
2026-09-16
The most recent dated event currently documented on this page.
Confirmed
Current status recorded from the first documented public event in this entry.
Documented events
Public timeline
- 01
External attack began
Kakao Games detected abnormal external access to its Partners and RINK services at 22:44 KST.
- 02
Leak confirmed
During its investigation, the company confirmed that data relating to 140 users had been exposed.
- 03
Company notice
Kakao Games published a public notice, reported the incident to relevant authorities, and began a further investigation with an external security firm.
Data reported exposed
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