[South Korea's Financial Security Institute System Hacked, Leaking Approximately 300 Pieces of Personal Information] BlockBeats reports on November 11th, citing Yonhap News Agency, that the Financial Security Institute (FSI), a specialized agency under the Financial Services Commission of South Korea, suffered a hacker attack on its routine information protection assessment system. The attack resulted in the leakage of approximately 300 pieces of personal information, including the names and dates of birth of financial institution employees, as well as approximately 350 masked contact details, found in administrative forms. The attackers used frequently changing IP addresses to disguise legitimate access. The system has been immediately shut down and the network disconnected, and regulatory agencies have been notified. Officials have confirmed that no sensitive core security data, such as personal credit information of financial consumers or system architecture diagrams, has been leaked. Although customer privacy has not yet been compromised, the breach of this core agency responsible for monitoring and responding to threats to South Korea's financial system has raised widespread concerns within the industry about the security of the entire sector. Authorities have ordered a comprehensive review and demanded the establishment of a compensation mechanism. [Original Link]