Security· ★★★· bearish·

Data leaks hit Coinbase, Bithumb, Daishin Securities and Mirae Asset

  • —Coinbase: exposure via Amplitude, ~70,000 users affected, customer funds not impacted
  • —Bithumb: employee mobile system breached, names, work emails and phone numbers exposed
  • —Daishin Securities: data of 38,490 customers leaked after 60,000+ malicious requests in 10 days
  • —Korea's FSS: at least 16 financial firms hit by cyberattacks in October, ~100,000 leak cases
Why it matters: The wave of breaches erodes trust in South Korea's financial sector and crypto exchanges, raising pressure on regulators over data protection.
Source: Coinpedia