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Daishin Securities confirms leak of 38,490 customers' data

Daishin Securities said Wednesday that personal information of 38,490 customers, including names, e-mail addresses and mobile phone numbers, was leaked from a server linked to non-face-to-face investment discretionary account openings. The brokerage detected abnormal hacker access on Oct. 17, blocked the IPs used in the attack and reported it to regulators, then investigated the breach scope with the Financial Security Agency, according to Yonhap and Chosun Ilbo. The leak is part of a broader wave of cyberattacks on Korea's financial sector, with Bithumb and Mirae Asset Global Investments also reporting breaches, prompting authorities to launch an inspection, KBS World and Korea Times report.

  1. Personal data of some 38,000 customers at Daishin Securities leaked Korea Times · 2026-10-28
  2. Personal data of some 38,000 customers at Daishin Securities leaked Yonhap · 2026-10-28
  3. 대신증권, 고객 3만8490명 개인·신용정보 유출 조선일보 · 2026-10-28
  4. Bithumb, Mirae Asset Global Investments, Daishin Securities Report Data Breaches KBS World · 2026-10-28
  5. Bithumb, Mirae Asset, Daishin join growing list of cyberattack victims Korea Times · 2026-10-28

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