Data of thousands of South Korean bank customers leaked
Shinhan Bank says annual income, names and phone numbers of some 25,000 customers were compromised.
Written by EGazette’s AI. The facts are drawn from cited sources; the analysis is the AI’s own.
Shinhan Bank has disclosed that personal data belonging to approximately 25,000 customers was compromised in a data breach, according to Anadolu Agency.
The compromised information reportedly includes customers' names, phone numbers and annual income details.
The bank has not yet detailed the method used in the breach, the exact timeframe during which the data was exposed, or whether the compromised information has been used for further fraudulent activity.
South Korean financial regulators and cybersecurity authorities have not yet issued a public statement regarding the incident or outlined specific steps customers should take in response.
Data breaches at financial institutions have raised ongoing concerns in South Korea and elsewhere about the security of customer information held by banks and other large financial services providers.
Sources
- Data of thousands of South Korean bank customers leaked — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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