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President Lee's office holds emergency meeting over data leak via Air

| 2026-11-03 19:57 CRITICAL LOW DATA BREACH
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On the same day, the police converted an incident in which the personal information of 168 individuals who boarded the 1st Air Force aircraft of the President and his spouse was exposed online into a formal investigation. The Blue House held an emergency meeting, chaired by the Chief of Staff, Im Kwang-hyun, to investigate the leak of the presidential advance team's personal information and to determine the cause and extent of the leak.
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Incident Timeline
‎2026/11/03
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has identified the leak of 168 individuals' personal data, including President Lee Jae-myung and his entourage, as a data leak rather than a hacking incident.
organisation The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it had so far identified the incident as a data leak rather than a hacking incident.
The list includes Kim Yong-bum, former policy chief, and the Director of the National Security Office, Baek Sang-hak, Minister of Science and ICT, Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Climate and Energy, Han Sung-sook, former Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise, and officials from the National Strategy Office, the Blue House, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Blue House guards, Secret Se…
organisation Blue House
The list includes Kim Yong-bum, former policy chief, and the Director of the National Security Office, Baek Sang-hak, Minister of Science and ICT, Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Climate and Energy, Han Sung-sook, former Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise, and officials from the National Strategy Office, the Blue House, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Blue House guards, Secret Se…
The file, which included the names and affiliations of 168 people, including the President and his wife, government officials, Blue House and foreign affairs officials, security personnel, and passport holders, was reportedly exposed to external malicious code examination sites.
organisation Air Force
On the same day, the police converted an incident in which the personal information of 168 individuals who boarded the 1st Air Force aircraft of the President and his spouse was exposed online into a formal investigation.
President Lee Jae-myung and others who boarded the 1st Air Force have had their personal information files, containing the information of 168 individuals, exposed on external websites for about 5 months.
organisation The Blue House
The Blue House held an emergency meeting, chaired by the Chief of Staff, Im Kwang-hyun, to investigate the leak of the presidential advance team's personal information and to determine the cause and extent of the leak.
This was announced by Kang Yu-jung, the chief spokesperson of the Blue House, in a written briefing.
organisation Investigate Leaked Presidential ID Documents
South Korea to Investigate Leaked Presidential ID Documents The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken measures to protect the identities of individuals whose documents were leaked, including those in the president's inner circle.
organisation the National Security Office
The list includes Kim Yong-bum, former policy chief, and the Director of the National Security Office, Baek Sang-hak, Minister of Science and ICT, Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Climate and Energy, Han Sung-sook, former Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise, and officials from the National Strategy Office, the Blue House, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Blue House guards, Secret Se…
organisation Climate and Energy
The list includes Kim Yong-bum, former policy chief, and the Director of the National Security Office, Baek Sang-hak, Minister of Science and ICT, Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Climate and Energy, Han Sung-sook, former Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise, and officials from the National Strategy Office, the Blue House, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Blue House guards, Secret Se…
organisation Small and Medium Enterprise
The list includes Kim Yong-bum, former policy chief, and the Director of the National Security Office, Baek Sang-hak, Minister of Science and ICT, Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Climate and Energy, Han Sung-sook, former Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise, and officials from the National Strategy Office, the Blue House, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Blue House guards, Secret Se…
organisation the National Strategy Office
The list includes Kim Yong-bum, former policy chief, and the Director of the National Security Office, Baek Sang-hak, Minister of Science and ICT, Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Climate and Energy, Han Sung-sook, former Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise, and officials from the National Strategy Office, the Blue House, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Blue House guards, Secret Se…
organisation Secret Service
The list includes Kim Yong-bum, former policy chief, and the Director of the National Security Office, Baek Sang-hak, Minister of Science and ICT, Kim Sung-hwan, Minister of Climate and Energy, Han Sung-sook, former Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise, and officials from the National Strategy Office, the Blue House, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Blue House guards, Secret Se…
organisation Air Force's
President Lee has ordered an investigation into the cyber security breach, with 168 personnel on board the 1st Air Force's personal information leak case..
organisation the Air Force 1
The incident involving the exposure of the passenger list of the Air Force 1 aircraft, which carried 168 passengers, has entered the investigation stage.
organisation Air Force One
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, documents used during the president's visits, including a list of passengers on Air Force One, are classified as security documents and are managed accordingly.
Intelligence Sources
Chosun Politics 2026-11-03
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