Hackers Steal Personal Data of 30,000 Korean Bitcoin and Ethereum Traders

[kreslik.news]

Bithumb, South Korea’s largest Bitcoin and Ethereum trading venue, has suffered a cyber security breach leading to the personal data of 30,000 users being stolen by hackers. The exchange has acknowledged on its site that the data was stolen but says it was done from an employee’s personal computer and not related to the company’s internal systems.

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While the exchange wallets and servers were not directly hacked, the thieves did use the personal details to siphon large amounts of cryptocurrency from some users’ accounts, according to local media reports.

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