Bithumb Probes Data Leak After Internal Hack
TLDR South Korean exchange Bithumb is investigating a data leak after its in-house mobile work system was hacked. The exchange discovered the breach on Tuesday and notified the Korea Internet & Security Agency and the Personal Information Protection Commission the same day. Bithumb says the internal system is separate from its trading platform, so customer […]
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- TLDR South Korean exchange Bithumb is investigating a data leak after its in-house mobile work system was hacked.
- The exchange discovered the breach on Tuesday and notified the Korea Internet & Security Agency and the Personal Information Protection Commission the same day.
- Bithumb says the internal system is separate from its trading platform, so customer […]
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