Korean Air has confirmed that personal information belonging to thousands of its employees was exposed following a cyber incident at Korean Air Catering and Duty-Free, commonly referred to as KC&D. The company disclosed the issue after receiving notification from KC&D that its internal systems had been compromised by an external cyberattack.
KC&D, which provides in-flight meals and duty-free sales services, was separated from Korean Air in 2020 and now operates as an independent entity. Despite this separation, KC&D continued to store certain employee records belonging to Korean Air, which were housed on its enterprise resource planning system. According to internal communications, the exposed data includes employee names and bank account numbers. Korean Air estimates that information related to approximately 30,000 employees may have been affected.
The airline clarified that the incident did not involve passenger or customer data. Korean Air stated that, based on current findings, the breach was limited strictly to employee information stored within KC&D’s systems.
In an internal notice circulated to staff, Korean Air acknowledged that while the breach occurred outside its direct operational control, it is treating the situation with seriousness due to the sensitivity of the information involved. The company noted that it only became aware of the incident after KC&D formally disclosed the breach.
Following the notification, Korean Air said it immediately initiated emergency security m
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