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집꾸미기 data breach

From Breaches, in the HARD wiki · Updated
This article is about the March 2020 breach of 집꾸미기. For every breach, see Breaches.

The 집꾸미기 data breach exposed 1,298,651 accounts from ggumim.co.kr in March 2020. The data taken includes usernames, names, email addresses and phone numbers.[1]

Have I Been Pwned verified it and added it to its search on 2 Aug 2020, 4 months later. It is the 374th largest of the 618 breaches in HARD’s list.

What was exposed

집꾸미기’s breach included 4 kinds of data. What each lets criminals do:

DataWhat it’s used for
UsernamesHalf of a login. With a reused password, it opens other accounts.
NamesMakes scam messages personal enough to believe.
Email addressesExpect scam emails that name the company to look genuine.
Phone numbersExpect scam texts and calls, and a higher risk of someone moving your number to their SIM.

What to do

  1. Check whether you’re in it.Search your email address on Have I Been Pwned. It tells you which breaches it appears in, 집꾸미기 among them, without showing the data.
  2. Turn on two-step sign-in.On 집꾸미기 (ggumim.co.kr) and your email, so leaked sign-in details aren’t enough on their own.
  3. Distrust messages that mention 집꾸미기.Scammers use breach data to sound genuine. Don’t click links in emails or texts about the breach; go to the site yourself.
  4. Put a PIN on your phone account.Ask your mobile provider for a port-out PIN, so no one can move your number to their SIM.

Timeline

  • : the breach, as best it can be dated.
  • : Have I Been Pwned verifies the data and adds it to its search, 4 months later.

Similar breaches

Breaches that leaked the same kinds of data, closest in time:

See Breaches for all 618, and Updates for keeping your devices patched.

References

  1. ^ Troy Hunt. “집꾸미기”, Have I Been Pwned, added 2 Aug 2020. Breach data licensed CC BY 4.0.