Following Korea Development Bank and Industrial Bank of Korea, Hana Bank Also Suffers a 2.4 Billion Won Fraud-related Financial Incident
Financial Incident Worth 2.41 Billion Won Due to Suspected Fraud by External Party
Expected Losses Up to 1.41 Billion Won
A financial incident amounting to approximately 2.4 billion won has occurred at Hana Bank.
On August 26, Hana Bank announced that a financial incident involving suspected fraud by an external party had taken place, with a total value of 2,417,380,000 won. The incident occurred between September 18, 2023, and March 20 of this year, and the expected loss amount is up to 1,417,380,000 won.
Regarding how the incident was discovered, Hana Bank explained, "We became aware of it through financial incident disclosures and media reports from other financial institutions."
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This incident is reportedly the same type of fraud that previously occurred at Korea Development Bank and Industrial Bank of Korea. Korea Development Bank and Industrial Bank of Korea had announced that financial incidents amounting to 58.3 billion won and 9.4 billion won, respectively, occurred on August 6 and August 20 this year, both due to suspected fraud by external parties.
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