💥 BREACHES & INCIDENTS
- AI-driven hacks hit seven South Korean financial firms; President Lee orders full security probe
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered a thorough investigation after AI-suspected hacks exposed customer data at seven financial firms.- Affects seven South Korean financial companies: Shinhan, KB Kookmin, Hana, and BNK Busan banks, Yegaram Savings Bank, Welcome Savings Bank, and Hyundai Capital.
- Leaked data includes names, phone numbers, resident registration numbers, annual income, loan limits, and contact details — Shinhan ~25,000 customers, Yegaram ~40,000, Hyundai Capital 146 loan brokers, KB 119, Hana 89, Busan Bank 11 workers, Welcome ~2,200 corporate records.
- Entry points were loan-agent websites and employee work-support/operations systems, not customer banking apps; no financial transaction data was leaked.
- Regulators found the same attacker IP used across hacks at multiple firms, and traces of an AI-based automation tool in the Shinhan incident; AI involvement is still under investigation.
- The FSC convened an emergency meeting of financial sector heads on October 4, and police began examining the breaches on October 2.
Sources 📄 Source: en.sedaily.com · 📎 Coverage: biz.chosun.com · 👁 via Cyber Security News, cryptika.com (discovered)