South Korean President’s Passport Details Leaked Online, Broadcaster Reports
The file listed 168 people, and the presidential office said it is reviewing the leak and planning immediate action.
- On Monday, South Korean broadcaster KBS reported that passport details of 168 people, including South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his staff, were leaked online via a paid website.
- Posted under the name "passenger list," the file was uploaded in early June days before Lee's trip to Europe earlier this year.
- The compromised list contained details for National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac and security officers covering Lee's June travel to Belgium, Italy, and France for the Group of Seven summit.
- Following notification from KBS, the presidential Blue House stated it is currently looking into the matter and intends to take immediate action.
- Investigators have not yet determined how the confidential file was uploaded or identified who may have downloaded the sensitive passenger information.
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South Korean president’s passport details leaked online, broadcaster reports
(Removes extraneous word 'of' in paragraph 3) Nov 2 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's passport details and those of some of his staff were leaked online in a file posted in June on a paid website, the South Korean broadcaster KBS r...
South Korean president's passport details leaked online, broadcaster reports
Nov 2 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's passport details and those of some of his staff were leaked online in a file posted in June on a paid website, the South Korean broadcaster KBS reported on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Personal information from South Korean President Lee Jae Myung was available on the Internet for months, including his staff, personal protectors and security advisers.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Ko Dong-wook and Kim Ji-heon = It was belatedly discovered that the personal information of President Lee Jae-myung and his wife, Blue House staff, and cabinet members was exposed en masse on the internet...
Information, including passport numbers, of 168 passengers on Air Force One, including President Lee and his wife, has been leaked. It has been confirmed that the personal information of 168 passengers on Air Force One, the presidential aircraft, including President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, has been exposed online for five months. This includes Presidential Secretariat staff who accompany the President at close range and presi…
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