Mirae Asset Global Investments Hit by Hacking Attack... "No Sensitive Information Leaked"
"Abnormal access from an external IP address to some company systems"
Mirae Asset Global Investments was confirmed to have been targeted in an external hacking attack. The exact scope of the impact is still under investigation, but the company said no sensitive information was leaked and no financial damage occurred.
On the 28th, Mirae Asset Global Investments said, "We found that information had been leaked following signs of abnormal access from an external IP address to some of the company's systems. We have blocked the access route and are analyzing the incident." It added, "We have confirmed that the leaked information did not include unique identifying information or sensitive personal information."
No signs of direct intrusion into servers or databases have been found so far. The leak involved information from some systems used for business purposes. The company said it had confirmed to date that no unique identifying information, such as resident registration numbers or passport numbers, or personal credit information had been leaked. It explained that information on ordinary investors was not affected because the system involved does not provide services to individual customers.
After identifying the hacking attempt, Mirae Asset Global Investments took emergency measures, including applying web application firewall protections, deactivating externally created accounts, and protecting the accounts of affected individuals. It also reported the security incident to the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
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Mirae Asset Global Investments said, "We completed security measures to address the vulnerability as soon as we became aware of the incident." It added, "We plan to work closely with external security experts to analyze the cause of the incident and make every effort to prevent a recurrence."
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