Leak exposes personal info of 39,000 Mirae Asset Securities customers, workers
The personal information of some 39,000 customers and employees has been leaked from Mirae Asset Securities Co., the country's leading brokerage house, the securities firm said Saturday. According to Mirae Asset Securities, the account numbers of some 3,800 customers and the personal information of over 35,000 current and former employees, as well as contractors, were leaked. The Korean brokerage…
A significant data breach has exposed the personal information of approximately 39,000 customers and employees of Mirae Asset Securities Co., South Korea's leading brokerage firm. The leak, disclosed on Saturday, involved sensitive data from both customers and staff members. According to the company, 3,800 customer account numbers and information on over 35,000 current and former employees, as well as contractors, were compromised.
The unauthorized external access to Mirae Asset Securities' systems occurred on Wednesday and Thursday. The targeted systems included the mobile web phone authentication login service and its internal systems. The leaked corporate data contained names, employee ID numbers, email addresses, mobile phone numbers, and passwords for non-customers.
Mirae Asset promptly took action upon detecting suspicious activity from external IP addresses. The company blocked the affected access routes and activated its emergency response system. Furthermore, the firm informed the Financial Services Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service, and the Personal Information Protection Commission about the incident.
This data breach follows a string of recent security issues for the company, as it had faced similar challenges from its sister companies, including Mira.
Written by urgent.news from The Korea Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
