Saemaeul Geumgo Also Hit by Hack; Information of About 400 Mutual Aid Members Leaked
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The Saemaeul Geumgo Federation said in a notice posted on its website on the 13th that it had become aware of the leak of some customers' personal (credit) information.
The federation blocked the hacker's access IP and the bypass access IP, inspected and reinforced website vulnerabilities, and reported the incident to financial regulators.
The leaked items include customer numbers, names, encrypted resident registration numbers, account numbers, dates of birth, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, balances, and more, and the federation is carrying out individual notifications and full compensation for affected customers.
Another personal information leak incident has occurred in the financial sector. This time, Saemaeul Geumgo was hit by a hacking attack, and information on about 400 mutual aid members was leaked.
The Saemaeul Geumgo Federation said in a notice posted on its website on the 13th that it had become aware of the leak of some customers' personal (credit) information.
After becoming aware of the leak, the federation blocked the hacker's access IP and also blocked any bypass access IP. It also inspected vulnerabilities on the website and reinforced it.
The federation reported the incident to financial regulators. The leaked items include customer numbers, names, encrypted resident registration numbers, account numbers, dates of birth, mobile, home, and work phone numbers, home and work addresses, email addresses, and balances, among others, and the leaked items vary by customer.
The federation is sending individual notifications by text message to customers whose leaks have been confirmed. Customers can check whether their information was leaked and what items were leaked on the federation's website.
After the leak incident, the federation promised full compensation for the affected customers. Inquiries and a window for reporting damage have been directed to the Mutual Aid Support Center.
The federation said it would apologize for the incident and review its protection system, reorganize procedures, and strengthen security measures. Lim Jin-woo, head of credit and mutual aid at the Saemaeul Geumgo Federation, said the federation is taking the incident seriously and conveyed an apology to mutual aid members. He also said it plans to review the overall personal information protection system and management procedures and strengthen the security system to prevent a recurrence.
Financial authorities are investigating a possible link between the recent use of AI agents in hacking attacks in the financial sector and this incident. However, no direct connection has been confirmed so far.
Source: IT DAILY · Kim Ho-jun
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