Personal information of 12,000 students leaked from Hongik University, South Korea

An incident occurred at Hongik University in South Korea in which the personal information of 12,000 students was leaked to other students. According to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, on the 6th, the university announced that it would release the personal information of 12,000 students engaged in research activities.
In the process of processing all education-related work, 12,367 students currently enrolled and on leave from the College of Engineering, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Campus Independent Major, College of Science and Technology, College of Game, and Graduate School of Engineering are the recipients of education.
The leaked information included 10 items, including the students' campus and department names, student numbers, names, grades, student records, and email addresses.
The university later sent emails to the affected students, informing them of the incident and apologizing.
In its apology, the university said, "We immediately took appropriate measures to prevent the infringement of personal information on the 3rd, after we became aware of the incident."
We have formed an incident response team and are conducting a thorough investigation according to procedure, and are collecting and destroying the emails that were sent to prevent further damage." "We will take this incident as an opportunity to notify all companies that handle personal information.
We will make every effort to improve our members' awareness of personal information protection and our personal information management system to prevent similar infringement incidents from happening again in the future."
A university official said, "It appears that the personal information file was sent by mistake while sending an information email to students who were not receiving education. After becoming aware of the incident,
We are following procedures, including reporting the matter to the Ministry of Education (equivalent to Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) and the Personal Information Protection Commission."