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Han Tesla·BYD Chairman Accused of Forcible Death in Parliamentary Breach

| 2026-10-08 09:17 CRITICAL LOW DATA BREACH
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Executive Summary
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On October 8, 2026, South Korean lawmakers criticized Tesla Korea and BYD Korea for their handling of consumer protection issues. Representatives from the Korea Highway Public Corporation and the Korea Traffic Safety Administration attended a committee hearing in Seoul's Yongsan-gu Yeongdeungpo-gu National Assembly Building, where they called for witnesses Seo Young-deok and Jo In-chul to testify about the companies' need for improvement in areas related to personal information protection and automotive security. The two companies, which import electric vehicles from China and sell them domestically, have a market share of 31.9% and 7.2%, respectively, in the domestic market for imported vehicles this year. Tesla plans to recall models with fixed gear mechanisms in both China and Korea, affecting approximately 5 million units worldwide, including 2,980,000 units of models 3 and Y, as well as models S and X. The company's advanced driver-assistance systems have also been questioned due to discriminatory practices between US-made and locally manufactured vehicles.
Technical Mitigations AI-generated
• Patch Tesla Model Y and other affected models to fix the fixed gear mechanism issue. • Implement a manual door release mechanism for all older Tesla models in Korea. • Verify FSD capability on domestic Tesla vehicles manufactured in different locations. • Block or hunt for BYD's temporary license plate system to prevent unauthorized vehicle operation.
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Actors / Malware / CVEs / Campaigns
Target & Sectors
NORTH_AMERICA NORTH_AMERICA governmentgovernment automotiveautomotive
Incident Timeline
‎October 2024
Tesla's advanced driver-assistance systems, including full self-driving (FSD), have been questioned due to inconsistencies in their functionality across different manufacturing locations.
organisation the Rebuilding Korea Party
A member of the Rebuilding Korea Party pointed out that the driver in the Tesla Model Y fire accident in October 2024, which occurred in Gyeonggi Province, Ansan, did not open the door because the car's power was cut off, and "Tesla cars have a mechanism that prevents the door from opening when the power is cut off.
organisation Tesla
" Tesla announced that it plans to recall models with a fixed gear mechanism in China, stating that it will also recall such models in Korea, regardless of the presence of a manual open-close mechanism.
organisation Science and Technology
Minister of Science and Technology, Jeon Jong-tae, pointed out that while US-made Tesla vehicles are capable of using FSD, vehicles of the same model but manufactured in different locations are not.
organisation Democrat Party
Democrat Party of Korea's representative, Myeong-jong, recently pointed out that among 7,766,956 temporary license plates issued in Korea over the past 5 years, Tesla was only involved in one case.
organisation ADAS
Tesla's advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) like FSD (full self-driving) have been questioned.
organisation FSD
Tesla's advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) like FSD (full self-driving) have been questioned.
organisation the Environmental Protection Agency
However, he noted that Tesla Korea has not officially requested FSD verification from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or the Environmental Protection Agency.
organisation BYD
BYD has informed consumers that they will not be able to use connectivity services, including remote vehicle control, smartphone synchronization, and wireless updates, if they do not consent to the transfer of their personal information abroad.
organisation the Korea Transportation Safety Administration
Rep. Kim has ordered the Korea Transportation Safety Administration to "check whether the inconvenience suffered by consumers who have refused to transfer their personal information abroad exists, and to verify whether the procedure for deleting a consumer's information is carried out in accordance with the rules when a consumer withdraws from BYD's customer service.
organisation the People Power Party
" Rep. Um Tae-Young of the People Power Party has pointed out that the materials submitted by BYD Korea to the National Assembly state that domestic consumer information is stored on Tencent Cloud in Korea, but the company's privacy policy on its website states that it is stored on Alibaba Cloud.
organisation the National Assembly
" Rep. Um Tae-Young of the People Power Party has pointed out that the materials submitted by BYD Korea to the National Assembly state that domestic consumer information is stored on Tencent Cloud in Korea, but the company's privacy policy on its website states that it is stored on Alibaba Cloud.
organisation Tencent Cloud
" Rep. Um Tae-Young of the People Power Party has pointed out that the materials submitted by BYD Korea to the National Assembly state that domestic consumer information is stored on Tencent Cloud in Korea, but the company's privacy policy on its website states that it is stored on Alibaba Cloud.
‎August 8
Representatives from the Korea Highway Public Corporation and the Korea Traffic Safety Administration attended a parliamentary committee hearing on August 8.
organisation the Korea Highway Public Corporation
Representatives from the Korea Highway Public Corporation and the Korea Traffic Safety Administration attended the committee hearing on August 8 in Seoul's Yongsan-gu Yeongdeungpo-gu National Assembly Building.
organisation the Korea Traffic Safety Administration
Representatives from the Korea Highway Public Corporation and the Korea Traffic Safety Administration attended the committee hearing on August 8 in Seoul's Yongsan-gu Yeongdeungpo-gu National Assembly Building.
organisation Yongsan-gu Yeongdeungpo-gu
Representatives from the Korea Highway Public Corporation and the Korea Traffic Safety Administration attended the committee hearing on August 8 in Seoul's Yongsan-gu Yeongdeungpo-gu National Assembly Building.
organisation National Assembly Building
Representatives from the Korea Highway Public Corporation and the Korea Traffic Safety Administration attended the committee hearing on August 8 in Seoul's Yongsan-gu Yeongdeungpo-gu National Assembly Building.
‎2026/10/08
BYD Korea and Tesla Korea were criticized by South Korean lawmakers for their need to improve consumer data protection and automotive security.
organisation BYD Korea
BYD Korea was also criticized for its need for improvement in areas related to the protection of consumers' personal information in China and automotive security.
organisation Private Information Breach
'Private Information Breach Before: Forcible Death Accident'... Han Tesla·BYD, Parliamentary Committee Chairman All Note: The title is a play on words combining the Korean phrase for 'private information breach' with the phrase for 'forcible death accident'.. South Korean lawmakers scolded Tesla Korea and BYD Korea during the National Assembly's Committee on Land, Transport and Tourism for t…
organisation Parliamentary Committee
'Private Information Breach Before: Forcible Death Accident'... Han Tesla·BYD, Parliamentary Committee Chairman All Note: The title is a play on words combining the Korean phrase for 'private information breach' with the phrase for 'forcible death accident'.. South Korean lawmakers scolded Tesla Korea and BYD Korea during the National Assembly's Committee on Land, Transport and Tourism for t…
organisation BYD Korea's
They called for two witnesses, Seo Young-deok, representative of Tesla Korea, and Jo In-chul, representative of BYD Korea's Passenger Division, as ordinary witnesses.
organisation Passenger Division
They called for two witnesses, Seo Young-deok, representative of Tesla Korea, and Jo In-chul, representative of BYD Korea's Passenger Division, as ordinary witnesses.
‎2026/10/18
Threat actors exploited a temporary license plate system vulnerability under the Automobile Management Act to target vehicles registered before October 18, 2026.
Intelligence Sources
Chosun Economy 2026-10-08