Cowalk
Data Breach
cowalk.or.kr9,704
Records Exposed
Dec 2022
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Aug 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In December 2022, Cowalk, a Korean advocacy and research platform for disability rights, suffered a data breach exposing approximately 9700 unique records containing email addresses, phone numbers, usernames, names, IP addresses, physical addresses, and either hashed or plaintext passwords. Robust cybersecurity practices are essential to prevent similar breaches and ensure the protection of personal data from unauthorized access.
Compromised Data Types
Country
South Korea
Language
Korean
Password Storage
Plaintext, Other
Category
General Business
Indexed On
Aug 14, 2025
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Cowalk and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
- Watch for phishing emails targeting your inbox. Attackers may use your exposed email address to send convincing scam messages.
- Be alert to smishing attacks (SMS phishing). Scammers may text you pretending to be banks or service providers.
- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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