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South Korea discloses data breach impacting diplomats worldwide

ID: ecafe206-e5e5-55cb-ad04-a4afe1f643ca

STIX ID: report--ecafe206-e5e5-55cb-ad04-a4afe1f643ca

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2026-07-22

Date Updated: 2026-07-22

Author: Bill Toulas

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South Korea disclosed a ten-month breach (April 2025–February 2026) of the National Diplomatic Academy’s online education platform after an unknown actor exploited a vulnerability in an internally hosted server; roughly 6,000–10,000 current and former Ministry of Foreign Affairs personnel — including overseas diplomats — had IDs, names, email addresses, and encrypted passwords exposed, prompting the MFA to block the system, strengthen security, and warn affected individuals to watch for suspicious communications.

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