Korean police launch pre-indictment investigation into hacking incidents at securities firms and crypto asset exchanges

Odaily reports: On the morning of October 28, the National Investigation Headquarters of the Korean National Police Agency launched a pre-indictment investigation into hacking incidents at securities firms and crypto asset exchanges, with the team handling a series of financial-sector hacking cases taking charge. Recently, 38,500 customers' information at Daishin Securities was leaked, Bithumb confirmed a leak of employee information, and some business systems at Mirae Asset were compromised. Previously, 16 financial institutions including KB Kookmin Bank were hit by cyberattacks, with approximately 100,000 pieces of personal information leaked. Police will verify the connections between the cases.