# Bithumb hacked through employee system as South Korean financial firms face cyberattacks

https://mins.news/en/item/118512

- CoinDesk, 2026-10-28 05:10 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/28/bithumb-hacked-through-employee-system-as-south-korean-financial-firms-face-cyberattacks

> The breach targeted Bithumb’s internal employee system, which the exchange says is separate from its trading platform. Bithumb is still checking whether customer information was exposed.

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