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6 months agoPrivacy professionals
Line operator says 440,000 personal records leaked in data breach
LY Corp. reported a massive data breach that affected up to 440,000 items of personal data, including over 300,000 linked to Line messaging app users.
The leaked data did not include sensitive information such as bank accounts, credit cards, or chat messages.
The breach was caused by malware infecting a subcontractor's computer owned by LY Corp.'s South Korea-based affiliate. [ more ]