South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb said an internal mobile system used by employees for office work and communications was breached by an external party, resulting in the theft of some personal information. The exchange said it is still investigating the scope of the incident, including whether any customer information was involved. Bithumb discovered the intrusion on Oct. 27 and reported it to the Korea Internet & Security Agency and the Personal Information Protection Commission. The company said the affected internal system operates separately from its trading platform, and that the attacker could not use the breach to access customers’ crypto assets. As of now, no crypto asset losses have been reported. Bithumb has not disclosed how many people were affected or whether deposit and withdrawal services were impacted. The report was cited by CoinDesk.
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb said an internal mobile system used by employees for office work and communications was breached by an external party, with some personal information stolen.
The exchange said it is investigating the full scope of the incident, including whether any customer information was involved. Bithumb said it discovered the intrusion on Oct. 27 and has reported the case to the Korea Internet & Security Agency and the Personal Information Protection Commission.
Bithumb also said the compromised internal system runs separately from its trading platform, meaning the attacker could not use the breach to access customers’ crypto assets. So far, there have been no reports of crypto asset losses. The exchange has not disclosed how many people were affected or whether deposit and withdrawal services were impacted.
The report was cited by CoinDesk.
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