Bithumb Breached Through Internal Employee System, No Crypto Funds Reported Lost
South Korean exchange Bithumb says an attacker breached an internal employee mobile system and stole personal information, the latest third-party-linked incident to hit crypto firms.
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has disclosed a security breach involving an internal employee system, according to reports from BitKE, CoinDesk and Cointelegraph.
According to the coverage, an attacker breached an in-house mobile system used by employees for work and information sharing, and stole personal information. Bithumb said the compromised system was separate from its trading platform, and no cryptocurrency funds were reported lost. CoinDesk reported that the exchange is still determining whether customer information was exposed.
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