[Breaking] Thought Only Employee Data Was Leaked... Bithumb Says Hundreds of Customer Records Also Exposed in Hack

It has been revealed that customer personal information was also leaked in a hacking incident involving an internal system at cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb.

According to Bithumb on October 29, an investigation found that a recent hacking incident involving its internal mobile groupware system resulted in the leakage of hundreds of pieces of customer information, in addition to employee information.

Bithumb said it became aware of the customer information leak only later while analyzing the precise scope of the breach. It believes the incident occurred when an unauthorized party gained abnormal access to its internal mobile groupware system.

Earlier, after becoming aware of the incident that day, Bithumb notified financial authorities, the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), and the Personal Information Protection Commission that employee information had been leaked in the breach.

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