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KB Kookmin Bank Suffers Info Leak Raising Concerns over Data Breach at Other Lender

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Customer information of KB Kookmin Bank, a major commercial bank, has been breached following a similar incident by its rival Shinhan Bank, industry sources said Friday, stoking worries over widespread data leaks in the banking sector. According to the sources, personal data of over 100 KB Kookmin Bank customers had been stolen via hacking. On Thursday, Shinhan Bank said personal information of around 25,000 customers, such as their annual incom…

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Following the personal information leak at Shinhan Bank, 119 cases of customer data leakage have also occurred at KB Kookmin Bank. Kookmin Bank stated that the affected system is unrelated to customer financial transaction systems, such as internet banking or mobile banking, and announced that it has activated an emergency response system to prevent further damage and recurrence. On the 2nd, Kookmin Bank revealed that the personal credit informa…

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Following Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank has also experienced a customer data leak due to hacking. On the 2nd, a Kookmin Bank official stated, "We have confirmed that approximately 100 records of customer information were recently leaked due to an external intrusion." The leak occurred in the employee mobile work support system. Kookmin Bank

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Han Ji-hoon, Bae Young-kyung, Park Soo-hyun, and Kang Soo-ryun = Following Shinhan Bank, an incident in which customer information was leaked due to hacking has also occurred at KB Kookmin Bank.

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(ATTN: ADDS more details in para 3)SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Customer information of KB Kookmin Bank, a major commercial bank, has been breached following a similar incident by its rival Shinhan Bank, industry sources said Friday, stoking worries over

Following Shinhan Bank, it has been confirmed that customer information was leaked at KB Kookmin Bank as well due to hacking. According to financial authorities and the banking sector on the 2nd, KB Kookmin Bank confirmed that approximately 100 pieces of customer information were leaked due to a recent external intrusion. The leak is reported to have occurred in an employee mobile work support system. KB Kookmin Bank explained that the system is…

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SBS broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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