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SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Police said Tuesday they have launched a formal investigation into the online leak of personal information belonging to 168 individuals, including President Lee Jae Myung, his wife and Cabinet ministers.

Earlier in June, a file titled "Passenger list (South Korea-Belgium)" was posted on a paid, security-related website, according to the Korean National Police Agency.

The file reportedly contained the personal information of 168 individuals, including Lee and his wife, key government officials, staff members of Cheong Wa Dae and the foreign ministry, members of the Presidential Security Service and journalists covering Cheong Wa Dae. The information is said to include their names in both Korean and English, affiliations, job titles, dates of birth, passport numbers, and passport issuance and expiration dates.

The website in question is a platform that allows users to scan files or web addresses for malicious code. Paid members and other users are reportedly able to download files uploaded to the platform.

After earlier opening a preliminary probe into the leak, police said they have switched to a formal criminal investigation.

President Lee Jae Myung and his wife, Kim Hea Kyung, disembark from the presidential plane upon its arrival at an air base in Brussels, Belgium, on June 9, 2026. (Yonhap)

Police suspect that the file, which contained information about individuals aboard the presidential aircraft during Lee's visits to Belgium, Italy and France in June, was uploaded to the platform in the process of being scanned for malicious code.

The file reportedly remained accessible for about five months after being uploaded on June 2, ahead of the presidential tour, but is now no longer accessible.

Cheong Wa Dae said it has taken responsive measures after becoming aware of the online information leak and the foreign ministry and other relevant agencies would carry out further actions.

The foreign ministry, which is also investigating the incident, separately reported the leak to the country's privacy watchdog on Tuesday.

An official at the Personal Information Protection Commission said the agency plans to verify details of the leak based on the report.

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首尔，11月3日（韩联社）——警方周二表示，他们已对包括总统李在明、其夫人和内阁部长在内的168人的个人信息在网上泄露事件展开正式调查。

据韩国国家警察厅称，6月初，一份名为“乘客名单（韩国-比利时）”的文件被发布在一个付费的安全相关网站上。

据报道，该文件包含168人的个人信息，其中包括李明博及其妻子、政府要员、青瓦台和外交部工作人员、总统安全保卫处成员以及报道青瓦台的记者。据悉，这些信息包括他们的韩文和英文姓名、所属机构、职务、出生日期、护照号码以及护照签发和到期日期。

该网站是一个允许用户扫描文件或网址中是否存在恶意代码的平台。据报道，付费会员和其他用户可以下载上传到该平台的文件。

警方此前对泄密事件展开了初步调查，目前已转为正式刑事调查。

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警方怀疑，该文件包含有关李总统6月份访问比利时、意大利和法国期间总统专机上人员的信息，该文件是在平台扫描恶意代码的过程中被上传到该平台的。

据报道，该文件在总统巡视前夕的 6 月 2 日上传后，大约有五个月的时间可以访问，但现在已经无法访问了。

青瓦台表示，在得知网上信息泄露事件后，已采取应对措施，外交部和其他相关机构将采取进一步行动。

外交部也在调查这起泄密事件，并于周二单独向该国隐私监管机构报告了此事。

个人信息保护委员会的一位官员表示，该机构计划根据这份报告核实泄露事件的细节。

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