Personal data leaked from S. Korean presidential site, report saysJuly 1, 2013 - 09:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Personal information from roughly 100,000 people was leaked in a recent hacking attack on the presidential office, a presidential official said Sunday, June 30 in the first confirmed data leakage involving the top South Korean office, according to Yonhap news agency. The official said the compromised information includes names, birth dates, identification numbers, offline addresses and Internet Protocol addresses, which are the online equivalent of street addresses or phone numbers. Still, users' passwords and their registration numbers -- the South Korean equivalent of U.S. social security numbers -- were not stolen since they were encrypted, said the official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing policy. The presidential office has offered an apology over the leakage of its users' personal information and said the hacking victims, who account for about half of registered users of its website, can seek compensation. Unidentified hackers attacked the websites of the presidential office, another government agency and several media organizations on June 25, the anniversary of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended in a cease-fire, not a peace treaty. Anonymous, a loosely associated hacking group, has claimed responsibility for the attack. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |