Shinhan Bank information leakage incident occurred... The Financial Supervisory Service is conducting an emergency on-site investigation.
Quick Look
- Some information related to loan solicitation was leaked from Shinhan Bank, and the Financial Supervisory Service launched an emergency on-site investigation.
- Some have raised the possibility of a leak through a credential stuffing attack technique, but it is known that it is not a hacking of a banking service based on login authentication.
- The authorities are determining the nature and scale of the leaked information, and the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service plan to hold a meeting in the morning to conduct an emergency inspection.
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Why It Matters
Some information related to loan solicitation was leaked from Shinhan Bank, and the Financial Supervisory Service launched an emergency on-site investigation.
Presumed to have been leaked through 'credential stuffing hacking'... It does not appear to be a hacking of a login authentication-based service.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Bae Young-kyung and Han Ji-hoon = It was confirmed on the 1st that an information leak occurred at Shinhan Bank and the Financial Supervisory Service is conducting an emergency on-site investigation.
According to the financial sector and financial authorities, some information related to loan solicitation was leaked from Shinhan Bank the previous day, and the Financial Supervisory Service is reportedly conducting an on-site investigation.
Some have raised the possibility that personal information may have been leaked through a 'credential stuffing' attack technique. Credential stuffing hacking is a hacking method in which an attacker obtains account and password information through some method and then indiscriminately attempts to log in from another site.
However, it is reported that the login authentication-based banking service was not hacked.
A government official said, “We are currently assessing the nature and scale of the leaked information.”
Officials including the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service plan to hold a meeting in the morning and begin an emergency inspection.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Financial Supervisory Service will conduct a comprehensive security check on Shinhan Bank.
Likely · Within weeks
Shinhan Bank plans to make additional investments to strengthen its security system
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What are the specific contents and scale of the leaked information?
- How was the leakage route identified?
- How many customers are affected?
- What are the specific measures to prevent recurrence?
