On October 28, the Financial Services Commission of Korea said it had joined forces with the Financial Supervisory Service, the Financial Security Service, and the Digital Asset Exchange Association to hold an emergency inspection meeting on major virtual asset service providers such as Bithumb against cyber attacks. According to the Bithumb report, it was discovered that employee information on employees, subsidiaries, and partner companies may have been leaked, and it is still checking whether user information has been affected; what has been hacked is an employee office support system, and it has not been discovered that information involving virtual assets, wallet addresses, etc. may be used for illegal payment or transfer of assets has not been revealed. The regulatory authorities have initiated on-site investigations and said they will strengthen cross-agency collaboration and consumer protection, while studying and strengthening cybersecurity measures in the virtual asset industry and other fields.

On October 28, the Financial Services Commission of Korea said it had joined forces with the Financial Supervisory Service, the Financial Security Service, and the Digital Asset Exchange Association to hold an emergency inspection meeting on major virtual asset service providers such as Bithumb against cyber attacks. According to the Bithumb report, it was discovered that employee information on employees, subsidiaries, and partner companies may have been leaked, and it is still checking whether user information has been affected; what has been hacked is an employee office support system, and it has not been discovered that information involving virtual assets, wallet addresses, etc. may be used for illegal payment or transfer of assets has not been revealed. The regulatory authorities have initiated on-site investigations and said they will strengthen cross-agency collaboration and consumer protection, while studying and strengthening cybersecurity measures in the virtual asset industry and other fields.