{
  "id": 17036139,
  "title": "Hundreds of customers' personal information at Bithumb leaked in hacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hundreds-of-customers-personal-information-at-bithumb-leaked-in-hacks-17036139",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-29T09:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261029/hundreds-of-customers-personal-information-at-bithumb-leaked-in-hacks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Industry sources reported Thursday that the personal information of hundreds of customers at the cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb was leaked during a recent cyberattack. While Bithumb reported a breach in its in-house mobile system on Wednesday, it was initially believed the incident only affected employees. However, an analysis of the leak's scope revealed that customer data was also exposed, according to The Korea Times.\n\nBithumb is one of three financial firms hit by cyberattacks in a recent wave of hacking targeting the nation's financial institutions. The other two affected firms are Daishin Securities and Mirae Asset Global Investments, according to The Korea Times.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}