14 DAY TRIAL // Last week, we learned that hackers obtained the details of around 40,000 US troops stationed in South Korea, and around 2 million South Korean ruling party workers. Now, more details of the attack have surfaced.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, a presidential official revealed on Sunday that the details of 100,000 individuals were compromised in the recent attack against the presidential office.
The data including names, birth dates, identification numbers, IP addresses, and physical addresses have been allegedly obtained by the hackers. Passwords and registration numbers, which are the South Korean equivalent of the US social security numbers, have not been compromised.
Experts have determined that the recent attacks on South Korea are the work of a gang known as DarkSeoul. The group has been launching similar attacks for the past 4 years.
It’s uncertain if the data leak is their work, but it’s highly possible.
Some reports have fingered Anonymous hackers, but the hacktivist movement has denied any implication. The confusion might be caused by the Anonymous wallpaper used in DarkSeoul’s attacks.