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South Korea Says Hacker Selling Data From 21 Institutions on Underground Forums

Mandatory reports to KISA under the information‑protection law trigger technical assistance, with expanded dark‑web monitoring continuing.

Overview

  • The Ministry of Science and ICT and KISA report an unidentified actor trafficking data from medical and educational bodies and online shopping sites.
  • Officials describe a pattern of attacks on small, lightly protected websites from December through early January.
  • Investigators cite the online alias "AshleyWood2022" as a suspected seller linked to the postings.
  • Authorities issued a Jan. 6 notice urging CISOs and C‑TAS members to run thorough system checks and remediate vulnerabilities.
  • Twenty-one organizations were flagged, including universities and plastic surgery clinics, while Coupang was not on the list, and exposed data may include IDs, user names, emails and passwords.