Banks' Information Leaks Continue, Security Alert as AI Hacking Possibility Looms

Recently, a series of personal information leaks have occurred at Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, Hana Bank, BNK Busan Bank, and others, raising security concerns across the financial sector. Hana Bank said that on the 1st it confirmed an external hacking attempt and carried out system blocking and emergency response measures. Its own investigation found that the information of 89 customers had been leaked, and it explained that the internet and mobile banking transaction systems were not affected. BNK Busan Bank also confirmed that the personal information of 11 outsourced development employees had been exposed on a web page. Earlier, KB Kookmin Bank announced that the personal information of 119 people had been leaked through an external breach, and Shinhan Bank also explained that the information of about 25,000 people had been exposed. Woori Bank and NongHyup Bank had hacking attempts, but no information leakage. Inside and outside the financial sector, attention is being paid to the possibility that these cases are related to hacking using artificial intelligence, and the Financial Services Commission held an emergency meeting and instructed stronger inspections and the sharing of threat information.