South Korean presidential office holds emergency meeting over personal data leak

A computer file containing personal data of President Lee Jae Myung and his entourage was uploaded to a public website in June.

The presidential office held an emergency meeting Tuesday to address the leak of personal information of President Lee Jae Myung and members of an entourage that accompanied him on his overseas trip in June. The meeting followed news reports that a computer file containing personal data of Lee’s entourage for his June overseas trip had been uploaded to a publicly accessible website that same month. Those affected also included the first lady, then presidential policy chief Kim Yong-beom, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac, government ministers, presidential officials and journalists.