Massive Data Theft in South Korea Highlights Financial Cybersecurity Weakness
Security lapses in the financial industry have been further illustrated by the massive theft of customer data from three major credit card firms in South Korea, according to this APreport.
The theft of information linked to 80 million credit cards, including salaries, monthly card usage, credit rating and card numbers, has sparked widespread public concern, as cardholders rush to bank branches and overload call centers and service websites to see if their information as stolen.