As the SK Telecom (SKT) SIM card information leak incident spreads chaos throughout society, it has been confirmed that a personal information leak incident also occurred on the part-time job recruiting platform "Albamon." Over 22,000 pieces of temporary saved resume information from some Albamon members have been leaked.
On the 2nd, Albamon stated through its official website, "We apologize for the personal information leak," adding, "On April 30, abnormal access and hacking attempts were detected in the 'resume preview' feature and were immediately blocked. All threats have now been eliminated."
Albamon explained, "During this process, it was confirmed that some members' temporary saved resume information (name, mobile phone number, email address, etc.) has been leaked. A total of 22,473 pieces of temporary saved resume information have been leaked, with the leaked items varying for each individual."
It further added, "In accordance with relevant laws, we swiftly reported to the relevant authorities on May 1 and provided individual notifications to those affected by the leak."
Albamon attached a link to check for the potential leak of personal information and stated, "For members who have been affected by the leak, we plan to individually notify compensation plans via text and email. Additionally, we recommend all customers change their existing passwords, even if their personal information has not been leaked."
Finally, Albamon remarked, "We will thoroughly re-examine our security systems to prevent such incidents from recurring and will significantly strengthen our personal information protection system," and added, "We sincerely apologize for the worry and inconvenience caused by this incident."