Bithumb hacked through employee system as South Korean financial firms face cyberattacks
Summary
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb suffered a security breach via an internal worker platform. The incident occurs while local financial institutions are experiencing ongoing cyberattacks. The company has stated that the affected network is isolated from its main trading system, though it remains unclear if user data was compromised.
The breach hit an internal employee system that Bithumb says is separate from its trading platform, while the exchange is still determining whether customer information was exposed.
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