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President Lee's personal data leak sparks probe, passport reissue

Police have opened a preliminary investigation into an online leak of personal information affecting 168 people, including President Lee Jae Myung, first lady Kim Hea Kyung, presidential aides, Cabinet members, secret service agents and press corps members, authorities said Tuesday. The foreign ministry is reissuing passports for all 168 affected individuals after the leak, which included passport numbers from the presidential plane's passenger list, was exposed online for about five months, Yonhap and KBS report. The presidential office has convened an emergency meeting, and President Lee has ordered a review for establishing a cybersecurity task force, Yonhap reports. Korean media coverage focuses on the scale of the breach and the vulnerability of presidential security and personal information management, with KBS noting the leak was discovered on a paid site that checks for malicious programs.

  1. Police launch probe into personal data leak involving President Lee Korea Times · 2026-11-03
  2. Lee, first lady to get new passports after personal data exposure Korea Times · 2026-11-03
  3. [KBS EXCLUSIVE] Personal Info. of Pres. Lee, First Lady, Aides, Secret Service Agents Exposed Online KBS World · 2026-11-03
  4. (LEAD) Personal information of Lee, presidential staff leaked: report Yonhap · 2026-11-02
  5. 李大統領夫妻ら168人の個人情報流出 パスポート番号も KBS WORLD · 2026-11-03
  6. Lee orders review for establishment of cybersecurity task force Yonhap · 2026-11-03
  7. 李대통령 여권번호까지…'1호기 탑승자' 168명 개인정보 노출 한국경제 · 2026-11-02

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