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Pravang cyber-attack steals about 100 million won and exposes seven users' data

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A cyber-attack on cryptocurrency exchange Pravang resulted in the theft of approximately 100 million won in crypto assets. The investigation also confirmed the exposure of seven users' personal and credit information, including login passwords, OTP keys, asset balances and personal wallet addresses. Pravang temporarily suspended its services and pledged to fully compensate customers for their losses.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Pravang
Incident type
Hacking & intrusion
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Approximately 100 million won in crypto assets stolen and seven users' personal and credit information exposed
Cause / method
External hacking
Location
South Korea

If your data was exposed

Exposed dataPasswordCrypto assets

  1. Change your password, and also change it on any other site where you use the same one. Turn on two-factor authentication if available.
  2. Check login and withdrawal history in your exchange app, and turn on withdrawal address whitelisting and withdrawal delays.
  3. 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. It emerged that Pravang had suffered losses of approximately 100 million won from a cyber-attack and had temporarily suspended its services.
  2. Pravang pledged to fully compensate customers for their losses, and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) launched an on-site inspection.
  3. The investigation also confirmed the exposure of seven users' personal and credit information, including login passwords and OTP keys.

81 related reports

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