Cyber ​​attack shock on the country's financial giant! 'Data of 39 thousand customers was stolen'

Recently, a new one has been added to the cyber attacks targeting the financial sector. In the statement made by Mirae Asset Securities, known as South Korea's largest investment banking and financial intermediary firm, it was stated that unauthorized access was achieved as a result of attacks on the company's mobile web phone authentication login services and internal system on Wednesday and Thursday.

It was reported that within the scope of the leak, the account numbers of approximately 3,800 customers and the personal information of more than 35 thousand current and former employees and contracted personnel were seized. It was stated that the stolen corporate data included names, employee registration numbers, e-mail addresses, mobile phone numbers and passwords.

In the statement, it was stated that after detecting suspicious movements coming from external IP (Internet Protocol) addresses, the affected access routes were immediately blocked and the emergency response system was activated, and it was emphasized that the incident was reported to the South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC), Financial Supervisory Authority (FSS) and Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC).