People search GS Caltex data breach timeline because the brand sits on billions of accounts, credentials, and cloud workloads. BreachHistory indexes 1 GS Caltex-linked incident, with headline counts up to 11.1M+ in catalog rows. This page maps every attested event through 2026 with internal links to canonical records.
Why GS Caltex breach history matters
GS Caltex operates in Energy (South Korea). Across indexed rows, recurring themes include mixed intrusion and disclosure events. Understanding the chronological pattern helps security teams, customers, and regulators separate confirmed disclosures from forum marketing.
Full timeline through 2026
2008 — large-volume South Korean customer dataset leak tied to mishandled physical media
Cataloged incident. English-language and Korean press widely reported a major GS Caltex customer personal-data incident in September 2008 involving roughly 11 million records, with coverage describing discovery on discarded optical media and extensive police investigation; specifics evolved across early articles and later litigation summaries. BreachHistory cites representative contemporaneous reporting and breach compilations (including Wikipedia’s data-breach list) for high-level indexing. Exposed categories include Names, addresses, telephone numbers, and national ID-class fields per Korean press summaries. BreachHistory cites approximately 11.1M+ affected records in this row. See the gscaltex2008customer-records-disc-leak and canonical BreachHistory entry.
Patterns and analysis
- Mixed intrusion and disclosure events — appears across multiple GS Caltex catalog entries; prioritize controls that address this class of failure.
- Record-count hygiene — BreachHistory indexes actor-cited figures separately from company-confirmed totals; read each row's technicalWriteup before treating counts as fact.
- 2026 monitoring — New disclosures roll into this timeline as they are verified or labeled unverified per catalog policy.
What to do if you may be affected
- Step 1: Enable phishing-resistant MFA on every account tied to this brand.
- Step 2: Use unique passwords and a password manager—breach rows often involve credential reuse.
- Step 3: Monitor official company breach notices and regulator filings, not dark-web downloads.
- Step 4: Bookmark the GS Caltex company page for new 2026+ disclosures.
Canonical BreachHistory hub
Explore every indexed row: breachhistory.com/gscaltex · Latest: gscaltex2008customer-records-disc-leak.
Sources: BreachHistory catalog (1 row for GS Caltex), company and regulator disclosures cited in individual breach records.