Mirae Asset Securities has reported a security breach that exposed account numbers of over 3,800 customers and personal information of 35,255 employees.
According to the company, abnormal external access occurred on its mobile web authentication login service and groupware on November 4 and 5. Upon discovering the breach, the company immediately blocked the related access paths and activated its emergency response system.
The leaked customer information includes account numbers, while employee data consists of names and employee numbers. However, Mirae Asset Securities stated that sensitive personal identifiers such as resident registration numbers, passport numbers, driver's license numbers, and foreign registration numbers were not compromised.
A company representative said, "There has been no malware infection or service disruption, and no financial losses have been confirmed to date. Our main systems and services, including the company website, are operating normally without impact."
The representative added, "We have completed notifications to those affected and reported the incident and personal credit information leak to the Financial Services Commission, Financial Supervisory Service, and Personal Information Protection Commission in accordance with relevant laws. Security measures for the identified vulnerabilities have been completed immediately, and we will thoroughly analyze the cause of this incident to prevent recurrence."
According to the company, abnormal external access occurred on its mobile web authentication login service and groupware on November 4 and 5. Upon discovering the breach, the company immediately blocked the related access paths and activated its emergency response system.
The leaked customer information includes account numbers, while employee data consists of names and employee numbers. However, Mirae Asset Securities stated that sensitive personal identifiers such as resident registration numbers, passport numbers, driver's license numbers, and foreign registration numbers were not compromised.
A company representative said, "There has been no malware infection or service disruption, and no financial losses have been confirmed to date. Our main systems and services, including the company website, are operating normally without impact."
The representative added, "We have completed notifications to those affected and reported the incident and personal credit information leak to the Financial Services Commission, Financial Supervisory Service, and Personal Information Protection Commission in accordance with relevant laws. Security measures for the identified vulnerabilities have been completed immediately, and we will thoroughly analyze the cause of this incident to prevent recurrence."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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