Financial Security Institute Also Hacked... Information Leaked from Security Assessment Website
The Financial Security Institute was hit by a hacking attack, resulting in the leak of some information.
On November 10, the Financial Security Institute reported to financial authorities that information had been leaked in a hacking attack. The target was reportedly an information security continuous assessment website that supports security checks at financial companies.
The information security continuous assessment is a system under which the Financial Security Institute reviews the status of personal credit information protection at financial companies, based on their own assessments, and reports its findings to the Financial Services Commission. This year, more than 3,000 financial companies are subject to the assessment.
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The website began system maintenance on November 9. The types and volume of information leaked have not been disclosed.
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