Bithumb Hack Update: 6,444 Customers Affected, 844 With Personal Data Leaked

October 29: Crypto trading platform Bithumb said in a post that its internal mobile office system DaouOffice was accessed without authorization by an outside party, resulting in the leak of some personal information. The incident involved 6,444 customers, of whom data for 5,600 is in encrypted form and unreadable; personal information leaks were confirmed for another 844 customers. In addition, the personal information of 715 employees was leaked. The names, mobile phone numbers, email addresses, resident registration numbers, driver's license numbers, bank account numbers and copies of ID cards of the individuals concerned were stolen.

Bithumb said it will take full responsibility for all losses confirmed as resulting from this personal information leak, and will take all necessary support and compensation measures for affected customers.