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South Korea's Ministry of SMEs and Startups confirmed on Nov. 13 that personal information of 818 participants in the second round of the 'Everyone Startup' program was leaked after a cyberattack on Amicus Rex, one of 50 private AI solution providers supporting the program, Yonhap and Chosun Ilbo report. The leak, which occurred on Nov. 11 at 8:30 a.m. in the company's system, exposed names, phone numbers, and emails, and follows a June leak of 5,000 participants' data in the first round, raising concerns about personal data management in the program. Korean media outlets, including Maeil Business and Kyunghyang, are highlighting the recurrence of the breach within five months, with Chosun Ilbo noting growing worries over participant data security.