Shinhan Card security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving Shinhan Card, with related coverage.
Incidents: 1 · Most recent
Shinhan Card insider leaks 192,088 merchant owner records
192.1kImpact: 192,088 records of merchant representatives' personal information, of which 2,600 include credit information
In December 2025, it emerged that a Shinhan Card employee had leaked 192,088 records of personal information of merchant representatives to the outside for use in recruiting new card customers. The leaked data included mobile phone numbers and some names and dates of birth, and 2,600 of the records were later found to include credit information as well. Shinhan Card apologised and said it would compensate victims, and financial authorities and the police opened an inspection and an investigation.
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