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South Korea's Financial Security Institute hit by hack, over 850 records leaked

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South Korea's Financial Security Institute (FSI) disclosed on November 10 a data breach that occurred on October 9, in which hackers stole more than 850 records. The FSI said it detected unauthorized external access to its information security continuous assessment system on the afternoon of November 9, immediately cut off external access, took emergency security measures and reported the incident to the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA). The roughly 850 records include about 200 administrative documents, more than 300 personal information records and more than 350 system user records, with names and mobile phone numbers masked, and the institute said the final number of affected records may change as the investigation continues.

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Korea Financial Security Institute hacked, over 850 records leaked

IT之家 November 12 news, according to Korean media The Elec, the Korea Financial Security Institute (FSI) reported on November 10 that a data breach occurred at the company on October 9, with over 850 records stolen by hackers.

According to the report referenced by IT之家, the Korea Financial Security Institute discovered around 3 PM on November 9, during internal security monitoring, that its information security continuous assessment system had been accessed without authorization from outside. After discovering the anomaly, the Korea Financial Security Institute immediately cut off external access to the relevant systems and took emergency security measures, while reporting the incident to the Korea Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA).

The incident involved approximately 850 records in total, including about 200 administrative documents, more than 300 personal information records, and more than 350 system user records. The user information involved names, mobile phone numbers, and email addresses. The Korea Financial Security Institute stated that the names and mobile phone numbers were desensitized. An official from the agency said that the cause of the incident and the actual scope of impact are currently under detailed investigation, so the final number of affected records may still change.

The Korea Financial Security Institute stated that the leaked information does not involve sensitive data such as financial institution system architecture diagrams, Korean resident registration numbers, or personal credit information. The leaked materials were mainly "administrative documents," including records of promotional campaign message sends and related consent forms.

The agency further emphasized that the compromised system does not collect security-related information such as vulnerability analysis or assessment results, nor is it responsible for handling financial transactions of ordinary bank customers. The website involved has currently been temporarily shut down.

The Korea Financial Security Institute has notified relevant financial institutions of the data breach and plans to notify users whose personal information was leaked, explaining the situation and measures to prevent secondary harm. The agency also promised that if secondary harm arises from this incident in the future, it will actively provide corresponding compensation.

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