South Korea’s financial industry hit by fresh wave of cyberattacks

South Korea’s financial industry has been hit by a new wave of cyberattacks, affecting brokerages Daishin Securities and Mirae Asset Global Investments, as well as crypto exchange Bithumb. The incidents come about a month after a series of attacks on South Korean financial institutions, which researchers linked to a suspected China-based hacker using an AI penetration testing tool called Artex. Daishin reported an attack that exposed personal information of 38,490 customers, including names, emails, and phone numbers; the company has notified affected customers, is cooperating with authorities, and will compensate for losses as required by law. Mirae and Bithumb reported separate incidents on Wednesday but have not confirmed customer data theft. South Korea’s financial regulator has called for stronger cybersecurity measures and plans security checks on dozens of private-sector IT systems. The attacks follow similar incidents in Japan involving GMO Internet, underscoring growing cybersecurity challenges across Asia, though investigators have not established a connection between the incidents.

(Source：TechCrunch)