30,000 Korean Air Employee Records Stolen as Cl0p Leaks Data Online

Korean Air confirms a major data leak affecting 30,000 staff members after the Cl0p gang targeted a catering partner. Learn what data was stolen and the airline’s response to secure its data.

In a worrying turn of events for the aviation industry, Korean Air has confirmed that the personal details of roughly 30,000 current and former employees have been stolen. This news, shared on December 29, 2025, follows a similar security problem at South Korea’s Asiana Airlines earlier this month, where 10,000 staff records were compromised.

How did the breach happen?

Korea JoongAng Daily reports that the data was not taken directly from Korean Air’s main systems. Instead, the hackers targeted a company called KC&D Service (Korean Air Catering & Duty-Free).

This company used to be a division of Korean Air but was sold to a private investment group named Hahn & Company in ...