South Korean financial firms confirm data breach of customer data

What happened: Daishin Securities, Mirae Asset Global Investments and crypto exchange Bithumb all reported customer data breaches on Wednesday. Key numbers: Daishin said personal information of 38,490 customers was hacked. Why it matters: Daishin said it is investigating with authorities and will compensate customers for damage in accordance with law. Financial authorities began an inspection into the Mirae Asset breach.

Daishin Securities, Mirae Asset Global Investments and crypto exchange Bithumb all reported customer data breaches on Wednesday.

Daishin said it is investigating with authorities and will compensate customers for damage in accordance with law. Financial authorities began an inspection into the Mirae Asset breach.