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Hacking emergency spreads from banks to savings banks and capital firms in South Korea finance sector

Hacking attacks that targeted South Korea’s five biggest banks are spreading to secondary financial firms including savings banks and capital companies. Customer data leaks were confirmed at Shinhan, KB Kookmin and Hana, while leaks were also reported at Yegaram Savings Bank and Hyundai Capital. Woori Bank and NH Nonghyup Bank were attacked but no data leak has been confirmed. Regulators are bringing forward inspections and calling an emergency meeting of finance industry heads and affected CEOs.

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NHN Dooray wins personal information protection and utilisation technology award

NHN Dooray said on Wednesday it won the chairperson’s prize from the Personal Information Protection Commission at the 2026 Personal Information Protection and Utilisation Technology Awards. The award was newly created this year to spread personal information protection technologies. Dooray was recognised for applying a three-layer protection architecture covering infrastructure, data export controls and usage controls, and for meeting cloud security and safety assessments. The company plans to expand service coverage within the military.

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P2P lenders gain momentum as rules ease; financial CEO appointments gather pace

Korea\'s online investment-linked finance industry is accelerating mid-rate lending to mid-to-low credit borrowers and sole proprietors after regulatory improvements. The Financial Services Commission plans to raise self-funding investment limits and financial-company linked investment caps, and expand limits for general investors. Major financial institutions are also stepping up CEO selection processes, while regulators tighten oversight of bank asset quality, governance and internal controls. Payment and digital-asset businesses widen partnerships and services.