Bithumb and two other South Korean financial firms report data breaches.
Regulation & Gov ·
Bithumb, a major South Korean crypto exchange, disclosed that unauthorized actors gained access to its internal mobile groupware system on October 27, triggering an investigation into whether customer data was compromised. Two other South Korean financial firms—Mirae Asset Global Investments and Daishin Securities—experienced similar intrusions, with Daishin confirming the exposure of personal and credit information for 38,490 customers. South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service is examining all three incidents.