24 hours ago · South Korea
South Korea rushes to reissue passports to President Lee, wife after data leak
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. South China Morning Post Asia and Deutsche Welle All News are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to South Korea. The first report grouped here was at 2 Nov 2026, 05:01 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “South Korea rushes to reissue passports to President Lee, wife after data leak”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday it was taking steps to reissue passports for all 168 people affected by an online leak of sensitive personal information, including President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea-kyung, as police investigate how the data was exposed. “The foreign ministry is swiftly…
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- First reported by Deutsche Welle All News
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
South Korea rushes to reissue passports to President Lee, wife after data leak
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- South China Morning PostSouth Korea rushes to reissue passports to President Lee, wife after data leak
- Deutsche Welle All NewsSouth Korea to pour billions into AI