Hacking at Lotte Affiliate Giftiel Exposes Customer Personal Information

South Korean mobile voucher service Giftiel, operated by Lotte Group affiliate Spoon Corp., suffered a customer data leak caused by unauthorized external access. According to Seoul Economic Daily, BigGo Finance, and SBS, the company confirmed that hackers accessed the system and stole personal information. [1][4][5]

The compromised data includes customer names, mobile phone numbers, email addresses, and refund account numbers. Seoul Economic Daily reported that Spoon Corp. posted a notice on October 22 informing customers of the breach. Chosunbiz reported that the incident impacted 18,359 customers in South Korea. [1][6]

A data breach involves the unauthorized exposure or disclosure of personal information, which can stem from software vulnerabilities or social engineering attacks. Spoon Corp. stated that after detecting the intrusion, it blocked the attacking IP addresses and tightened system access controls. [1][7]

Seoul Economic Daily reported that Spoon Corp. has notified relevant security agencies and government authorities about the security incident. System administrators and users of mobile voucher services should remain cautious regarding potential phishing attempts using leaked contact details. [1]