Bithumb discloses data leak after internal system breach: Report
The breach impacted its in-house mobile system, used by employees for work and information sharing.
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb is investigating a data leak following a hack of its internal mobile system earlier this week, according to Yonhap News Agency. The breach was discovered on Tuesday and reported to the Korea Internet & Security Agency and the Personal Information Protection Commission on the same day. Bithumb has not yet disclosed the extent of the attack, but stated that they are analyzing the exact scope.
The company emphasized that customer virtual assets cannot be accessed through this breach as its internal work system is separate from the virtual asset trading system. This incident is part of a recent wave of cyberattacks affecting South Korean financial firms, with Governor Lee Chan-jin reporting that 16 firms had experienced attacks as of October 14.
Asset manager Mirae Asset Global Investments and Daishin Securities were also recent victims, with the latter reporting that personal and credit information of 38,490 customers had been leaked.
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