Mobile Deposit Service Website Hacked

OK Savings Bank was hacked again, exposing the personal information of 268 customers.


According to the financial industry on October 16, OK Savings Bank discovered another hacking incident during a comprehensive system inspection that continued through October 15. A website related to its mobile deposit service had been targeted in the attack.


A total of 268 customers had their information exposed in this incident. The attack took place for about four hours, starting at 3:32 a.m. on October 15. The exposed information included customers' names, account numbers, product names, balances, interest rates, and dates of their most recent transactions.


The company said the IP address used in this attack was different from the IP addresses suspected of hacking that the Financial Security Institute had previously shared.


OK Savings Bank reported the additional hacking incident to the Financial Supervisory Service and individually notified affected customers by text message and email.


It also implemented emergency security measures. OK Savings Bank said, "We have completed immediate measures, including blocking suspicious IP addresses, patching the account inquiry defense logic, and urgently deploying solutions to detect and block abnormal activity," adding, "There are currently no new abnormal access attempts."


OK Savings Bank previously announced on October 12 that its loan application website had been hacked, exposing the information of 250 customers.



The company said, "We discovered the additional data exposure while conducting a comprehensive review of our systems," adding, "We deeply apologize once again for causing our customers concern."


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