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Finance
Financial sector hit by hacking, security vulnerabilities exposed across the board
South Korea\'s financial sector faced a security emergency after a string of hacks and personal data leaks. Shinhan Bank had customer information for about 25,000 people leaked, while KB Kookmin Bank and Hana Bank confirmed leaks involving 119 and 89 customers. Regulators said related IP addresses linked to the same attacker were found across seven firms, with external-facing services used as attack routes. Authorities are investigating possible automated attacks using AI tools and ordered an industrywide security review.
Crypto
NHN KCP demonstrates won stablecoin payments and settlement, tests commercial use
NHN KCP unveiled a payment infrastructure that links the full process from payment to transaction confirmation, merchant management and settlement, assuming a won-denominated stablecoin. The company said it demonstrated stablecoin-based payment and settlement technology at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 (KBW2026) held in Seoul from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1. It used its own payment-focused mainnet, recording payment data in about 0.5 seconds and reflecting it in a digital wallet within about 1 second.
Crypto
Mirae Asset says tokenisation is new distribution channel, needs global on-chain links
Mirae Asset said it sees tokenisation of financial products as a new channel for distributing existing assets and laid out a strategy to expand from exchange-traded funds to on-chain markets. An executive said liquidity and distribution, product structure and regulation were harder challenges than the technology. He said tokenised products need an ecosystem linking agents, custodians, market makers and trading platforms, and argued Korea should develop practical products, institutional-grade infrastructure and global connectivity.
