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Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agriculture Experiences Massive Data Leak
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2026-10-14 18:02
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DATA BREACH
Executive Summary
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A massive leak of 575,000 farmers' personal information occurred in South Korea last year, involving sensitive data such as names, addresses, contact information, and business registration numbers. The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agriculture has been criticized for its handling of the breach, which was attributed to a contractor's failure to delete personal information after completing a project, as well as poor management and supervision by the agency itself. The leaked data was sold 17 times despite the disposal of confidentiality agreements, highlighting the need for more effective measures to prevent recurrence. The incident has raised concerns about the limitations of formal disposal and security audits in public institutions' personal data outsourcing, emphasizing the importance of verifying actual data deletion rather than just submitting confirmation certificates.
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Intelligence Metadata
Actors / Malware / CVEs / Campaigns
Target & Sectors
KR
governmentgovernment
Incident Timeline
2025/10/14
The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agriculture in South Korea experienced a data breach involving 575,000 farmers' personal information.
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Korea, Republic of
South Korea's Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agriculture (農Chonjinheungcheong) has been criticized for its handling of a data breach involving the personal information of 575,000 farmers, which occurred last year.
tactic
Data Breach
South Korea's Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agriculture (農Chonjinheungcheong) has been criticized for its handling of a data breach involving the personal information of 575,000 farmers, which occurred last year.
organisation
Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agriculture
South Korea's Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agriculture (農Chonjinheungcheong) has been criticized for its handling of a data breach involving the personal information of 575,000 farmers, which occurred last year.
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575,000 farmers
South Korea's Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agriculture (農Chonjinheungcheong) has been criticized for its handling of a data breach involving the personal information of 575,000 farmers, which occurred last year.
14th April
Lee In-gwon, chairman of the National Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Marine Resources, questioned the cause of the breach during a parliamentary inquiry on 14th April.
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organisation
the People Power Party
The chairman of the National Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Marine Resources (Gukhoe Nongrimchuksansikpumhaeyangsusanwiwonhoe) of the People Power Party (People Power Party) , Lee In-gwon, questioned the cause of the breach and the state of the contractor's management during the parliamentary inquiry on 14th April.
organisation
People Power Party
The chairman of the National Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Marine Resources (Gukhoe Nongrimchuksansikpumhaeyangsusanwiwonhoe) of the People Power Party (People Power Party) , Lee In-gwon, questioned the cause of the breach and the state of the contractor's management during the parliamentary inquiry on 14th April.
2026/10/14
The Agricultural Cooperatives Corporation failed to verify the actual deletion of 5.7 million individual farmer's personal information after submitting 17 confirmation documents for data destruction.
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organisation
the Agricultural Cooperatives Corporation
The head of the Agricultural Cooperatives Corporation of Korea admitted that the scale of the personal data leak was 575,000 cases, and acknowledged that there were problems not only with the contractor but also with the management and supervision of the Agricultural Cooperatives Corporation itself.
organisation
The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agriculture
The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agriculture has reported a massive leak of 5.7 million individual farmer's personal information, with the data being sold 17 times despite the disposal of the confidentiality agreement..
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Last Updated: 2026-10-15T06:18
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Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agriculture
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Temporal Reference
2025/10/14
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Cyber Operation Type
Data Breach
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5 METRICS
target region
Target Country
Korea, Republic of
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Farmers
575,000
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Targeted Sector
Government
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Individual Farmer
5,700,000
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17
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