Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Lotte Card Data Breach Impacts Nearly 3 Million Customers
Imagine a lot of people's private card information, like their names and numbers, was stolen from a credit card company called Lotte Card.
This happened to about 3 million customers in South Korea.
The company's boss said that about 280,000 customers had very sensitive info exposed.
The company plans to replace cards, pay for any problems caused, and offer free payment plans to help those affected.
They'll also spend a lot of money on keeping their systems safe.
The government is also getting involved to help prevent this from happening again.
Lotte Card experienced a data breach affecting nearly 3 million customers.
Approximately 280,000 customers had sensitive data leaked that could be abused.
The company plans to issue new cards to affected customers.
Lotte Card will provide compensation and interest-free installment services.
The South Korean president ordered measures to minimize hacking damage.
- Who
- Lotte Card customers
- What
- A data breach resulting in personal data leak.
- When
- Not specified in article, only that it was a recent event.
- Where
- South Korea
- Why
- The article does not explain the cause of the breach.
- Company
- Lotte Card Co.
- Customers Affected
- Approximately 2.97 million
- Sensitive Data Leaked
- 280,000 customers
- CEO's Response
- New cards, compensation, interest-free services.
- Financial Commitment
- 110 billion won data security budget (next 5 years)
- Parent Company
- MBK Partners
