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Seung-don Expresses Concerns Over Management Issues Leading to Data Leak

| 2026-10-14 04:59 HIGH LOW DATA BREACH
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Executive Summary
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In April last year, the storage device of Miso Technology Co., Ltd. was hacked by the National Intelligence Service, resulting in the leak of 570,0005000 pieces of personal data, including names, addresses, farm names, and other information of farmers. The Agricultural Cooperatives Corporation of Korea has confirmed that it had been maintaining a contract with the company responsible for the leak, which involved 575,000 cases of individual farmer data last year. Following this incident, concerns were raised by Seung-don, the head of the National Agriculture and Rural Affairs Service, about management and supervision issues within the corporation. The Personal Information Protection Commission imposed fines on both the Agricultural Cooperatives Corporation of Korea and Miso Technology Co., Ltd., while the Procurement Administration restricted the company's participation in bidding until March this year.
Technical Mitigations AI-generated
• Patch Miso Technology Co., Ltd.'s storage device to prevent future hacks. • Implement additional safety measures as confirmed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport. • Review and revise 17 agreements between the contractor and the agency to ensure proper information deletion.
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Incident Timeline
‎2025/10/14
The Agricultural Cooperatives Corporation of Korea confirmed it had been maintaining a contract with the company responsible for leaking 575,000 cases of individual farmer data last year.
general_metric 570,000 information cases
Seung-don, the head of the National Agriculture and Rural Affairs Service, expressed concerns over the management and supervision issues that led to the leak of 570,000 personal information cases.. Agricultural Cooperatives Corporation of Korea has confirmed that it has been maintaining a contract with the company responsible for the leak of 575,000 cases of individual farmer data last year.
general_metric 575,000 cases
Seung-don, the head of the National Agriculture and Rural Affairs Service, expressed concerns over the management and supervision issues that led to the leak of 570,000 personal information cases.. Agricultural Cooperatives Corporation of Korea has confirmed that it has been maintaining a contract with the company responsible for the leak of 575,000 cases of individual farmer data last year.
attribution the National Intelligence Service
" The Agricultural Cooperatives Corporation of Korea discovered the leak of 570,0005000 pieces of personal data through a notification from the National Intelligence Service in April last year.
general_metric 570,0005000 pieces
" The Agricultural Cooperatives Corporation of Korea discovered the leak of 570,0005000 pieces of personal data through a notification from the National Intelligence Service in April last year.
organisation The Procurement Administration
The Procurement Administration has restricted the participation of the company in bidding since 12th December last year until 3rd March this year.
‎3rd March this year
The Procurement Administration restricted the participation of a company in bidding from December 12th last year until March 3rd this year.
organisation The Procurement Administration
The Procurement Administration has restricted the participation of the company in bidding since 12th December last year until 3rd March this year.
‎14th October
A member of the People Power Party, Lee Sung-kwon, questioned the contract with a company involved in the leak during the National Assembly's Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Marine Resources Committee's inquiry on 14th October.
organisation Marine Resources Committee's
During the National Assembly's Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Marine Resources Committee's inquiry on 14th October, a member of the People Power Party, Lee Sung-kwon, questioned the contract with the company involved in the leak, saying "We are not renewing the contract, but we are just maintaining the existing contract.
organisation the People Power Party
During the National Assembly's Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Marine Resources Committee's inquiry on 14th October, a member of the People Power Party, Lee Sung-kwon, questioned the contract with the company involved in the leak, saying "We are not renewing the contract, but we are just maintaining the existing contract.
‎2026/10/14
Threat actors hacked the storage device of Miso Technology Co., Ltd.
organisation Miso Technology Co., Ltd.
The storage device of the company, Miso Technology Co., Ltd., was hacked at that time.
organisation The Personal Information Protection Commission
The Personal Information Protection Commission imposed a fine of 168,000,000 won on the Agricultural Cooperatives Corporation of Korea and 82,500,000 won and 4,500,000 won on the company in question.
organisation the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure
When the legislator inquired about the result confirmed by the official with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, the official replied that the safety measures could be added if the parties agreed.
‎12th December last year
The Procurement Administration restricted the participation of a company in bidding from December 12th last year until March 3rd this year.
organisation The Procurement Administration
The Procurement Administration has restricted the participation of the company in bidding since 12th December last year until 3rd March this year.
Intelligence Sources
Chosun Economy 2026-10-14