Hanyang Securities Hit by Cyberattack, Some Customer Information Leaked

Amid a recent series of hacking incidents hitting the financial sector, it has been confirmed that a data leak occurred at Hanyang Securities due to a cyberattack.

According to the securities industry and other sources, Hanyang Securities detected signs that some customer and employee information was leaked due to an external cyberattack on October 29.

The leaked information includes 15 instances of customer data, 2 instances of employee-related data, and 14 instances of general personal information.

Specifically, names, resident registration numbers, driver's license numbers, account numbers, contact numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and email addresses were leaked, with resident registration numbers involved in 3 of the cases.

It was determined that the hacking occurred through an external groupware solution.

Hanyang Securities explained that immediately after detecting the incident, it blocked external access and completed emergency security patches in cooperation with the solution provider.

The exact timing of the cyberattack is currently being analyzed, and the company is investigating the specific scope and circumstances of the leak.

An official from Hanyang Securities stated, "We completed reports to relevant authorities last week, and we plan to individually notify the customers whose information was leaked."

The official added, "We take this matter very seriously and sincerely apologize for causing concern to our customers. We will thoroughly review our security management system and make every effort to prevent recurrence."

Previously, following the banking sector, the financial investment industry also experienced data leaks due to hacking at Daishin Securities and Mirae Asset Global Investments.

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