Mirae Asset Life Insurance announced today (October 26) that customer personal credit information was leaked due to a partial system security breach.

Amid a recent series of hacking incidents in the financial sector, this marks the first confirmed and reported case of information leakage caused by hacking within the insurance industry.

Mirae Asset Life Insurance posted a notice on its website stating, "We detected abnormal symptoms in some systems on the 25th, recognized a cyber intrusion accident, and are currently taking emergency response measures."

It has been determined that the intrusion occurred in parts of the customer subscription system and the website.

The company explained that after analyzing the incident with an external professional organization, it confirmed the personal information leak early this morning and is currently identifying the exact targets and items leaked.

Following the detection of the personal information leak, Mirae Asset Life Insurance stated that it activated an emergency response system and reinforced security measures to protect customer information, such as blocking the attacking Internet Protocol (IP) address.

The website is currently blocked to prevent further damage.

Mirae Asset Life Insurance added, "We apologize for causing concern due to this incident, and we will do our utmost to protect customer information, minimize damage, and restore customer safety and trust."

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