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South Korea reissues passports after presidential data leak

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South Korea is reissuing passports for 168 individuals, including President Lee Jae Myung and First Lady Kim Hea-kyung, following a data leak. The leak exposed sensitive personal information, prompting a police investigation into how the data was compromised. The foreign ministry is coordinating the passport reissuance process for all affected parties. AI

RANK_REASON The event concerns a data leak and subsequent administrative action (passport reissuance) rather than a core AI development or significant industry shift.

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South Korea reissues passports after presidential data leak

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The event concerns a data leak and subsequent administrative action (passport reissuance) rather than a core AI development or significant industry shift.
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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · The Korea Times ·

    South Korea rushes to reissue passports to President Lee, wife after data leak

    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.…

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