Bithumb Details Internal System Breach: 6,444 Customers and 715 Employees Affected South Korea's second largest crypto exchange, Bithumb, disclosed that an unauthorized external intrusion into its corporate internal group software (DaouOffice) for approximately one hour on October 27 resulted in the extraction of personal data belonging to 6,444 customers. The hacked records include names, cell phone numbers, resident registration numbers, bank account numbers and copies of identification documents. Of these, 5,600 records remained encrypted and unreadable, while data belonging to 844 customers was directly exposed, alongside records of 715 employees and outsiders. Bithumb emphasized that the hacked group software is completely isolated from its core trading operations and asset databases, ensuring that customers' funds remain secure, noting that it has officially notified the authorities and pledged full compensation for any verified damage caused by the incident. - Link.

Bithumb Details Internal System Breach: 6,444 Customers and 715 Employees Affected South Korea's second largest crypto exchange, Bithumb, disclosed that an unauthorized external intrusion into its corporate internal group software (DaouOffice) for approximately one hour on October 27 resulted in the extraction of personal data belonging to 6,444 customers. The hacked records include names, cell phone numbers, resident registration numbers, bank account numbers and copies of identification documents. Of these, 5,600 records remained encrypted and unreadable, while data belonging to 844 customers was directly exposed, alongside records of 715 employees and outsiders. Bithumb emphasized that the hacked group software is completely isolated from its core trading operations and asset databases, ensuring that customers' funds remain secure, noting that it has officially notified the authorities and pledged full compensation for any verified damage caused by the incident. - Link.