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Unauthorized external access occurred in the GS E&C apartment community facility reservation management system.
We are investigating the extent of damage, whether there is a leak by customer, and the scope of the leak.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Ki-chang = It was confirmed that the personal information of residents of some apartments built by GS Engineering & Construction was leaked due to an external hacking attack.
According to the industry on the 30th, GS Engineering & Construction announced in a notice sent to customers this afternoon, "We have confirmed that personal information was leaked due to unauthorized external access to the apartment community facility reservation management system."
The timing of the hacking was confirmed to be around 10:15 pm on the 28th.
Information that may have been leaked includes the names, nicknames, date of birth, mobile phone number, gender, email, address, membership number, residence type, password, administrator ID, household head status, membership registration date and time, last login Internet address (IP), and RF card number of residents using the system.
GS Engineering & Construction is investigating which apartments were damaged. We are also looking at the exact amount of damage, whether there is a leak by customer, and the scope of the leak.
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An investigation is underway as it has been raised the possibility that some residents' personal information, such as names and RF card numbers, may have been leaked due to abnormal external access to GS Engineering & Construction's apartment community facility reservation management system.

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