Bithumb Opens Compensation Process After Customer Data Breach

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has opened a compensation process after it disclosed unauthorized access to an internal office system that affected information tied to 6,444 customers. Bithumb said the unauthorized access to DaouOffice, its internal mobile collaboration system, lasted about an hour on Oct. 27. Information involved included names, phone numbers, national ID and driver’s license numbers, bank account numbers and copies of identity documents. Of the 6,444 customer records involved, 5,600 were encrypted and could not be directly viewed; information tied to the remaining 844 customers was confirmed exposed.

Source: TokenPost