Welcome Savings Bank hack exposes about 2,200 corporate customer records
A hacking incident at Welcome Savings Bank on 27 September was estimated to have exposed about 2,200 corporate customer records. The bank discovered the breach on 2 October while checking attack IP addresses shared by the Financial Security Institute. It obtained ISMS-P certification after the incident.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Welcome Savings Bank
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-09-27
- Scale of damage
- Estimated exposure of about 2,200 corporate customer records
- Cause / method
- External hacking
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
- 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.
- 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
- A security breach occurred at Welcome Savings Bank.
- The breach was discovered while checking attack IP addresses shared by the Financial Security Institute.
- The estimated exposure of about 2,200 corporate customer records was reported.
- The bank’s acquisition of ISMS-P certification following the hack was reported.
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