Three South Korean Financial Firms, Including Bithumb, Report Data Breaches

Bithumb, one of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has been named in reports describing data breaches at three South Korean financial firms. The disclosures place Bithumb alongside two other domestic financial institutions that also confirmed leaks of customer or operational data. Accounts of the story vary in how they frame the broader picture. Some reporting describes the incident as a South Korean matter involving Bithumb and two other local firms.