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South Korea's financial regulator said on Nov. 5 that 37 financial firms suffered 40 cyberattacks over the past month, exposing about 473,000 personal data records and seeing about 1 billion won ($745,000) stolen, Yonhap and the Korea Times report. The Financial Services Commission, chaired by Lee Eok-won, convened a meeting with the financial watchdog, financial security agency, and banks, securities, insurance and virtual asset firms to launch a full inspection of internal controls, according to Dong-a Ilbo. Sensitive financial information that could lead to unauthorized payments has not been confirmed leaked so far, and no individual customer funds have been lost, KBS WORLD reports. The attacks began with Shinhan Bank's hacking in late September, and included four banks and firms in financial investment, insurance, online lending and crypto assets, with some small crypto exchanges and online lenders losing about 10 billion won in company funds, Yonhap's Japanese service adds. Korean media report growing consumer anxiety, with Maeil Business Newspaper quoting the public mood as "I've probably been robbed too," as the regulator moves to protect consumers.