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The personal data of hundreds of thousands of people may have been exposed following suspected cyberattacks on two South Korean megachurches.
Yoido Full Gospel and Sarang churches in Seoul said they were investigating the attacks, which could potentially affect hundreds of thousands of worshipers.
Cybersecurity firm Oasis Security said it discovered attack records and account information on a foreign server containing data linked to the two churches.
According to the company, recordings of the alleged attacks contained signs that artificial intelligence (AI) tools may have been used in the cyberattacks.
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Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul said data linked to around 850,000 members may have been compromised following a suspected cyberattack. (Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters)
Oasis Security highlighted references to “subagents” and detailed attack reports that appeared to have been automatically generated.
On Wednesday, the Yoido Full Gospel Church said an initial analysis revealed that data linked to 850,000 of its members may have been compromised.
The Church said the data includes names and dates of birth, as well as a smaller number of documents containing national identification numbers, addresses and telephone numbers.
Affected members were notified by the church, which said it had also blocked external access and changed passwords to its servers.
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A cybersecurity company said it discovered attack records and account information linked to two South Korean megachurches on a foreign server. (Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Meanwhile, the Sarang Church announced that it had formed an emergency task force following the alleged cyber incident.
The church said the violation has been reported to authorities and it is taking additional steps to determine what happened and prevent future incidents.
The alleged cyber intrusions come after recent hacks targeting South Korean commercial banks resulted in breaches of customers’ personal information.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday that signs suggested AI was being used in some recent hacking incidents involving banks.
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Yoido Full Gospel Church said potentially compromised information included members’ names and dates of birth, as well as a smaller number of more sensitive documents. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Reuters contributed to this report.
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