Science & Tech · Cybersecurity · 2 hrs ago
Hackers expose merchant login details and bank accounts on Daegu app
Daeguro, a public delivery app in Daegu, South Korea, was hacked on October 31.
The breach exposed system login IDs and passwords belonging to about 250 shop owners who use the app.
More than 25,000 bank account numbers were also exposed, including accounts linked to merchants who had closed their businesses.
The operator reported the incident to Daegu police on November 1 and South Korea’s internet security agency the next day, and later notified merchants.
No financial losses have been confirmed so far, but the operator is investigating how the information was taken.
Daegu city is working with the operator to assess the damage and prevent further harm.
A security breach at Daegu’s public delivery app exposed login details for about 250 merchants and about 25,000 bank account numbers.
The incident occurred on the app’s server on October 31, according to Daegu City and operator Insung Data.
The operator said it notified police and the Korea Internet & Security Agency and was investigating how the breach happened.
No financial losses had been identified at the time of the report.
- Who
- Merchants using Daegu’s public delivery app, Daeguro, were affected.
- What
- Login IDs and passwords for about 250 merchants and about 25,000 bank account numbers were exposed.
- When
- The server breach occurred on October 31; it was reported on November 5.
- Where
- Daeguro’s server in Daegu, South Korea.
- Why
- The cause was under investigation; the operator suspected information had been taken quickly using artificial intelligence.
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A security incident occurred on Daeguro’s server.
Insung Data conducted an emergency system check and reported the incident to Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency.
The operator notified the Korea Internet & Security Agency of the breach.
Daegu City and Insung Data reported the exposed merchant login details and bank account numbers.
- Affected merchant logins
- About 250 merchants’ IDs and passwords
- Exposed account numbers
- About 25,000
- Incident date
- October 31
- Operator
- Insung Data
- App
- Daeguro, Daegu’s public delivery app
What people are saying
We are investigating how the hacking occurred, and suspect that information was taken in an instant using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
So far, no financial damage has been confirmed.
We are assessing the damage with the company and have asked it to respond properly to prevent further harm.