Personal info presumed to have leaked from 16 financial institutions: regulator
Around 100,000 cases of leaked personal information, such as e-mails, names and phone numbers, are presumed to have happened at 16 financial institutions so far in a recent series of hackings, the financial regulator said Wednesday. Early this month, several financial firms, such as KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank and others, suffered back-to-back leaks of customer and other information in…
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced Wednesday that approximately 100,000 cases of personal information, including names, e-mails, and phone numbers, are presumed to have been leaked during a recent series of hackings. The breaches have affected 16 financial institutions so far, including firms such as Shinhan Bank and KB Kookmin Bank.
The FSC stated that sensitive data, such as credit card numbers and bank account numbers, were not leaked during these incidents. The affected institutions are currently investigating whether additional data breaches have occurred.
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