Bithumb Confirms Internal System Breach and Personal Data Leak
Edited by Steinar Vigdel Kolnes, Editor, Oslo
Bithumb disclosed unauthorized access to its internal mobile groupware system as two other South Korean financial firms also reported intrusions.
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has confirmed a breach of its internal mobile groupware system that exposed personal information, according to Bitcoin.com News, citing Yonhap News Agency.
Bithumb, the country’s second-largest crypto exchange, said an outside party gained unauthorized access to the system. The supplied report did not specify whose information was leaked or how many people were affected.
Two other South Korean financial firms also reported intrusions. The available details do not establish whether the incidents were connected or whether any cryptocurrency assets were affected.
Source: Bitcoin.com News
