Incident record
한국지역정보개발원
Korea Local Information Research & Development Institute (KLID) · Public
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Reported impact
Not disclosed
Disclosure recorded
2026-09-16
Sector
Public
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.
KLID's official notice confirms exposure of email senders' and recipients' names and email addresses. It states that the institution blocked the attacker's IP address, removed the vulnerable program, and continues to assess whether any additional data was affected. No total number of data subjects is publicly stated.
Recorded source · KLID public incident notice ↗
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
Unauthorised access
KLID identified indications that an unauthorised external party had viewed some personal information in its webmail system.
- 02
Affected fields analysed
KLID analysed the files believed to have been viewed and identified the data fields by data subject.
- 03
Public incident notice
KLID published a formal notice and said further impact assessment remained under way.
Data reported exposed
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