PayHub hack diverts about 200 million won in merchant settlement funds
About 200 million won in merchant settlement funds was fraudulently transferred in a hack at payment gateway provider PayHub. The company discovered the loss during an internal check for access from IP addresses linked to financial-sector hacking. Exploitation of a vulnerability in the payment and transfer request API is suspected, while the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has extended its on-site inspection and the Financial Security Institute (FSI) is investigating the incident.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- PayHub
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- About 200 million won in merchant settlement funds fraudulently transferred
- Cause / method
- Suspected exploitation of a vulnerability in an external payment and transfer request API
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- The fraudulent transfer of about 200 million won at PayHub, an on-site inspection by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), and an investigation by the Financial Security Institute (FSI) were disclosed.
- The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) extended its on-site inspection to further establish the circumstances of the incident.
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