As incidents of personal data breaches due to hacking continue in the financial sector, authorities have decided to convene an emergency meeting with the heads of all financial industry associations and CEOs of affected financial institutions on October 4.
According to Yonhap News on October 3, the Financial Services Commission will hold an urgent inspection meeting at the Government Seoul Building, targeting all sectors of the financial industry, including banks, investment firms, insurance companies, savings banks, mutual finance, virtual assets, and fintech. The meeting will be chaired by Chairman Lee Ok-yeon.
Initially, the Financial Services Commission planned to receive reports on the results of self-inspections from financial institutions after the holiday period, which lasts until October 5, on October 7.
However, as additional reports of data breaches emerged from Hyundai Capital and Ye-garam Savings Bank, concerns have escalated, prompting the meeting to be moved up. Chairman Lee is expected to review the current trends in security incidents within the financial sector and discuss response strategies.
Ye-garam Savings Bank posted a notice and apology from its CEO on its website the previous day, stating, "We confirmed that on September 30, 2026, an unidentified hacker accessed a server containing customer personal information, leading to a data breach."
Hyundai Capital also confirmed that its housing loan recruitment page was attacked via an overseas IP address the previous afternoon, resulting in the exposure of personal information, including names, mobile phone numbers, email addresses, and resident registration numbers of 146 housing loan recruiters.
Earlier, Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, and Hana Bank also experienced hacking attacks that led to the leakage of customer information.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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