The US military warned on Thursday that databases containing information on 16,000 civilian military employees in South Korea and applicants for employment at the US base may have been breached.
The military became aware on May 28 that the Korean National Recruitment System may have been compromised, according to a letter addressed to Korean workers and signed by Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, head of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK).
The information that may have been leaked includes people's names, contact information, education, work experience and Korean National Identification Number, which is the South Korean government's national identification number issued to citizens.
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