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Cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has experienced a personal information leak resulting from an external hacking attack targeting its internal mobile system.
According to the cryptocurrency industry and other sources, Bithumb detected the personal data breach yesterday (October 27) after identifying unauthorized and abnormal access by an outside party to its internal mobile groupware system.
The hacking incident is estimated to have occurred yesterday, and Bithumb reported the security breach to the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) and the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) on the same day it was discovered.
Bithumb is reportedly analyzing the exact scope of the leak while keeping open the possibility that member information may have been included.
Amid a recent series of hacking incidents across the financial sector, security breaches have also previously hit the virtual asset industry, including Streami, the operator of Gopax, and coin-market exchange Proebit.
Gopax recently detected signs of abnormal access to some customer accounts this month and is investigating the exact extent of the damage.
No asset losses have been reported at Gopax thus far.
It is also known that the specific scope of damage and whether personal information was leaked remain unclear for Proebit.
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