30,000 Korean Air employee records stolen as Cl0p leaks data online

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, where 10,000 staff records were compromised.

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 2020. Despite the sale, KC&D still handles in-flight meals and duty-free goods for the airline, and Korean Air still holds a 20% stake in the business.

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