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Hackers leak data from South Korea’s Financial Security Institute
South Korea’s state-run Financial Security Institute said hackers accessed its financial-institution security assessment system on Nov.
9.
The institute reported a leak of more than 650 records involving about 200 forms, 300 personal-data entries and 350 system-user records.
Some leaked information included names and birthdates; user names and phone numbers were masked, but email addresses were not.
The records included information linked to employees at 48 financial firms.
The breach has raised concerns about financial-sector security because the institute helps oversee security information from banks and insurers.
Financial authorities began an on-site investigation on Nov.
11 to assess the breach and check whether it used methods similar to attacks suspected of using AI agents since September.
South Korea’s state-run Financial Security Institute reported a data leak after a hacking attack on its security assessment system.
The breach involved about 200 administrative forms, more than 300 pieces of personal data and about 350 pieces of system-user information.
Donga Ilbo reported that information from employees of 48 financial companies was among the leaked data.
South Korean financial authorities began an on-site investigation on Nov. 11.
- Who
- South Korea’s Financial Security Institute was targeted. Information linked to employees of 48 financial companies was reportedly leaked.
- What
- A hacking attack led to a data leak from the institute’s security assessment system.
- When
- The institute detected the breach on Nov. 9. Authorities began an investigation on Nov. 11.
- Where
- The affected system was used to assess financial institutions in South Korea.
- Why
- Not stated
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The institute detected unauthorized access and a data leak from its assessment system.
Financial authorities began an on-site investigation into the attack and the scale of the leak.
- Administrative forms
- About 200
- Personal data
- More than 300 pieces, including names and birthdates
- System-user information
- About 350 pieces
- Financial companies
- 48 reportedly affected
- Investigation
- Began Nov. 11, 2026