Korean experts warn of new exposure when AI is asked to erase personal data
Korean experts warned that giving personal information to AI systems in order to remove it from the internet could create further exposure. Their October 11 comments came as automated deletion instructions circulated amid widening data breaches. They recommended direct deletion requests and additional authentication methods, including fingerprints alongside passwords, while authorities reinforced their incident-response staff.
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Deletion requests can expose data to another system
Korean experts have warned about instructions circulating online that propose using AI to remove personal information from the internet. The instructions generally involve turning on automatic task mode and entering specific commands. Kim Myung-joo, director of South Korea’s AI Safety Institute, said supplying the information that should be deleted first lets the system examine it. He warned that learning from that information could create further exposure.[1]
The warning comes amid widening data breaches
YTN’s own October 11 reporting placed the warning alongside breaches reaching religious organizations as well as banks, state enterprises and public bodies. The estimate put the total exposure above 1 million personal-information entries. The attackers were suspected of using AI. The targets described included outside partners storing personal data and auxiliary systems with weaker protection than core networks.[1]
Experts recommend direct deletion requests
Experts recommended submitting deletion requests directly and using authentication methods such as fingerprints alongside passwords. Information-security specialist Yeom Heung-yeol holds an emeritus professorship at South Korea’s Soonchunhyang University. He urged equivalent security for the main network and its support networks wherever they connect to the internet. Government response teams received additional staff, and affiliated institutions were sent urgent recommendations to inspect their security.[1]
