http://news.techworld.com/security/3523699/us-army-warns-of-database-breaches-in-south-korea/
By Jeremy Kirk
Techworld.com
06 June 2014
The U.S. Army warned Thursday that databases holding information on 16,000
South Korean civilian employees of the U.S. military and applicants for
base jobs may have been compromised.
The military became aware on May 28 that the Korean National Recruitment
System may have been breached, according to a letter addressed to Korean
employees signed by Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, head of U.S. Forces Korea
(USFK).
Information that may have been disclosed includes peoples' names, contact
information, education, work experience and Korean Identification Number,
which is South Korea's national government ID issued to citizens.
That system may have been accessed through a server run by the Civilian
Human Resources Agency Far East, according to a report in Pacific Stars
and Stripes.
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