South Korea·Finance·Announced by the organization or a regulator
Bithumb data breach (Jun 2017)
Bithumb (South Korea) disclosed a data breach on Jun 30, 2017 affecting 30,000 people, involving email addresses and phone numbers. It is the first of 2 Bithumb incidents recorded on Teollimi. It was caused by a cyberattack. The company announced compensation worth ₩100,000 per person.
What happened
Bithumb's customer information was leaked after a contractor's personal PC was infected with spear-phishing malware. Website accounts were also taken through brute-force logins.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Finance
- Announced
- Jun 30, 2017
- Affected
- 30,000 people
- Data exposed
- Email addresses, phone numbers
- Status
- Announced by the organization or a regulator
- Compensation and penalties
- Compensation or a settlement on record