Ransomware attack on one of the largest ticketing platforms and online books in South Korea disrupted the country’s entertainment industry – forcing the cancellations and reports of events while the organizers rush to manage the current service failure, according to local media.
The attack by Yes24, which struck Early Monday, left the website and the offline company services for four consecutive days, paralyzing online reservations for concerts, access to electronic books and community forums. The company said it was aimed at restoring full operations by June 15.
Watchdog of South Korea privacy, the Personal Information Protection Commission, A spear A survey of the incident, which may have exposed customer data. The authorities said they would examine if Yes24 had complied with its legal obligations under the laws on the data confidentiality of the country.
According to local media reportsThe Yes24 failure sparked a cascade of disturbances. The preventing and the events for the stars and the actors of the K -POP – including Park Bo -Gum, Enhypen, Ateet and Rapper Bi – have been postponed or canceled.
Producers of musicals such as “The Bridges of Madison County” and “Aladdin” now ask public members to present reservations printed or sent by e-mail to admit. Several participants would have been refused earlier this week after omitting to provide verifiable ticket details.
Yes24 says in a statement On Wednesday, he regained control of his administrator account and worked to restore other services. The threat actor behind the attack remains unknown.
The company said that it had not yet confirmed any external leak of personal information, but said a suspicious activity involving unauthorized access to customer data at the South Korea data Privacy Agency.
“If the additional survey confirms that personal information has been disclosed, we will inform you immediately,” said Yes24 in a notice published on his website.
Ticketing platforms are attractive targets for cybercriminals because they store large volumes of personal data, treat high volumes of payments and face strong pressure to quickly pay ransom to avoid disturbances of events and reputation damage.
In the United States, pirates target Stobhub and Ticketmaster platforms, especially to disrupt ticket sales for the Taylor Swift Tour concert.
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