South Korea's KB Capital vehicle-lease management system breached, exposing data of 1,811 customers and partner staff

Boannews reports KB Capital said its vehicle lease asset management system was hit by a malicious attack confirmed on November 10, leaking personal data of 1,811 customers, partner-company staff and employees, 20 of them ordinary customers; the company said the system is unrelated to financial transactions ^[1]. Yonhap Infomax reports KB Capital found suspicious access traces from multiple domestic IP addresses while handling a server load issue, shut down the system and servers to block access, and reported to financial authorities ^[2]. Affected people can check exposed items via the data-leak lookup menu on KB Capital's website, avoid clicking URLs in unknown texts posing as identity verification, and refuse to enter personal or financial details for contacts impersonating KB Capital or couriers ^[1].

Industries mainly affected: Finance

1. Check which of your items leaked via the data-leak lookup menu on KB Capital's website ^[1].
2. Do not click URLs in unknown text messages posing as identity verification .