In the wake of ongoing hacking incidents and data breaches in the financial investment sector, Hanyang Securities has reported a data leak through an external system.
On November 3, the financial investment industry revealed that Hanyang Securities confirmed an abnormal access to its external groupware solution on October 29, resulting in the leak of certain information.
So far, the leaked information includes 15 customer records, 2 employee-related records, and 14 general personal data entries, totaling 31 cases.
The leaked personal information varies by case and includes names, account numbers, contact details, addresses, dates of birth, and email addresses. Additionally, three records containing resident registration numbers and driver's license numbers were identified.
Hanyang Securities stated that upon recognizing the incident, it immediately blocked external access and completed an emergency security patch in collaboration with the solution provider. The company is currently investigating the exact scope and circumstances of the breach and is in the process of reporting to relevant authorities. Customers whose personal information was leaked are being individually notified.
Hanyang Securities expressed, "We take this matter very seriously and sincerely apologize for the concern caused to our customers. We will thoroughly review our security management system and take all necessary measures to prevent a recurrence."
Meanwhile, recent hacking and data breach incidents have also been reported in the financial investment and virtual asset sectors. Daishin Securities disclosed on October 28 that personal information of 38,490 customers had been leaked. Abnormal access via external IP addresses was detected in some web systems of Mirae Asset Global Investments. Additionally, the virtual asset exchange Bithumb reported that unauthorized individuals had infiltrated its internal mobile groupware system, leading to the exposure of personal information.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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