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Mirae Asset breach exposes pooled pension fund data and 331 users’ personal information

First reported · Last reported · 22 related reports

Mirae Asset Global Investments’ pooled pension fund website was compromised, exposing non-public data, including daily returns on government and public institution funds, as well as the personal information of 331 users. Evidence showed that approximately 960 MB of files had been downloaded from multiple overseas IP addresses by sequentially trying attachment numbers. The Financial Supervisory Service launched an on-site inspection, and the Ministry of Planning and Budget also began reviewing management practices.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Personal information of 331 users and non-public data, including returns on government and public institution funds
Cause / method
Unauthorised file downloads from multiple overseas IP addresses by sequentially trying attachment numbers
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

  1. Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
  2. If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗

Timeline

  1. The hacking of Mirae Asset Global Investments and unauthorised viewing of business materials by outsiders became known.
  2. The Financial Supervisory Service launched an on-site inspection into the hacking incident.
  3. The leak of fund return data from the pooled pension fund website and evidence of approximately 960 MB of file downloads were confirmed.
  4. The leak of 331 users’ personal information was confirmed, and the Ministry of Planning and Budget began reviewing management practices.

22 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.