South Korea discloses that a cyberattack breached the Korea National Diplomatic Academy’s online education system for about ten months. The incident exposes personal information tied to people connected to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including current and former ministry employees and overseas diplomats. Multiple outlets report that the academy’s online training platform, launched in 2022 to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, is used for job training and language courses for diplomatic personnel.
According to South Korea’s foreign ministry disclosure, attackers gained access to the education platform and stole personal data. The reported scope includes staff members at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as diplomats serving abroad. The details of what specific data fields were taken are not expanded in the provided summaries.
The breach is presented as a sustained compromise, with the unauthorized access and data theft occurring over an extended period before the issue is disclosed.
