Three South Korean financial institutions, including Bithumb, hacked; regulatory authorities intervene in investigation.

BlockBeats news, October 28 - According to Yonhap News Agency, Bithumb, Mirae Asset Global Investments, and Daishin Securities have confirmed that they were hit by hacker attacks, and the Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea is investigating the situation.

Bithumb discovered on October 27 that its internal mobile office collaboration system had been accessed abnormally by unauthorized external parties, leading to a leak of personal information. The company is currently analyzing the specific scope of the leak, including whether member information was involved.

Daishin Securities announced on October 28 that the personal and credit information of 38,490 customers had been leaked. The Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea has dispatched an on-site inspection team to the company and is further verifying the attack situations of related financial institutions.

The governor of the Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea stated: As AI is used as a hacking tool, security vulnerabilities will be more easily discovered, and multiple attacks occurring simultaneously will become the norm. He urged the boards of financial institutions to strengthen IT security capabilities and regard the protection of customer assets, information, and financial trust as core responsibilities.