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Bank Data Breach Victims Step up Calls for Compensation

Summary by The Korea Times
A growing number of customers affected by a string of recent personal data breaches at major commercial banks and other financial firms appear to b...

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Do-heun = Movements for class action lawsuits by victims are emerging in connection with recent personal information leaks in the banking sector.

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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[Digital Daily Reporter Kang Ki-hoon] Amid a recent series of personal information leaks in the financial sector, movements for damage compensation lawsuits have begun, centered around Shinhan Bank customers. As financial information such as annual income and loan limits, in addition to names and contact details, was leaked, attention is focused on how the court will determine liability for compensation and the amount thereof. According to the …

Recruitment of plaintiffs for a class action lawsuit seeking damages against approximately 25,000 victims of the Shinhan Bank hacking began on the 7th. Shinhan Bank announced on the 1st that customers' personal and credit information was leaked through abnormal methods that bypassed external authentication to access certain services. The scale of the leak identified so far is approximately 25,000 people. In addition to customers' names and phon…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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