Personal information leaked due to Kakao Work hacking... Exposure of name, contact information, etc.

Verification of abnormal access by external attacker... Operator "blocks further attacks"

Investigating the exact extent of damage... Warning to beware of impersonation text messages and phishing

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Ji-eun = An incident occurred in Kakao's business messenger service 'Kakao Work' where some users' personal information was leaked due to an external hacking attack.

Kakao Work is a platform used by companies and organizations for communication and work collaboration between employees, and it is reported that personal information such as name, contact information, and email was leaked in this incident.

According to DK Techin, the operator of Kakao Work, on the 12th, it was confirmed that an external attacker accessed the Kakao Work system abnormally on the 9th, causing the personal information of some users to be leaked.

DK Techin said that upon becoming aware of the leak, it immediately removed external access paths to block further attacks and strengthened system security measures.

We are currently conducting an inspection of all related systems to determine whether there are additional leaks and the exact extent of damage.

Specific leaked personal information items can be checked through a separate link in the Kakao Work announcement, and it is said that name, contact information, and email were leaked.

To prevent secondary damage, the company asked people to be careful about reading text messages or emails impersonating Kakao Work, or web links or attachments from unknown sources.

In particular, it is recommended to pay special attention to phishing attempts that request passwords or authentication numbers.