Bithumb discloses data leak after internal system breach: Report

The breach impacted its in-house mobile system, used by employees for work and information sharing.

South Korea’s crypto exchange Bithumb is investigating the extent of a data leak caused by a hack of its internal mobile system earlier this week, Yonhap News Agency reported Wednesday.

Bithumb discovered the breach of its in-house mobile system — the platform used by employees to communicate internally — on Tuesday and notified the Korea Internet & Security Agency and the Personal Information Protection Commission that day, according to Yonhap, which cited industry sources.

The exchange is investigating the scope of the attack, including whether member data was leaked.

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