Raon data leak: Insider leak of 1,894 cases went undetected for 4 years

An insider leaked 1,894 internal cases from South Korea's Raon heavy-ion accelerator in 2022, undetected by the Institute for Basic Science for four years.

Internal data covering 1,894 cases from Raon, South Korea's 1.5 trillion won (~$1.08 billion) heavy-ion accelerator, was confirmed to have been leaked externally. The leak is estimated to have occurred in 2022 and went undetected for four years. The Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Heavy Ion Accelerator facility is involved in the disclosure.

• 1,894 internal cases from the state-funded Raon accelerator were confirmed leaked.
• Leak attributed to an insider and estimated to have occurred in 2022.
• Institute for Basic Science detected the leak roughly four years later.