Daegu Bank BC Card Information Leaked in 'E-Land Hacking'... "No Customer Damage"

E-Land and Card Affiliates: 700,000 Stolen Card Information Records
Daegu Bank BC Card Numbers and Expiry Dates 2,000 Cases
"Unauthorized Payments Impossible with Leaked Information Alone"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Recently, amid attacks by hacker groups targeting E-Land and affiliated card merchants, it has been confirmed that some customer information of DGB Daegu Bank's BC Card was also leaked.

According to DGB Daegu Bank on the 22nd, among the credit card information uploaded by the hacker group to the 'Dark Web' (a web accessible only through specific programs), customer information of Daegu Bank BC Card was included.

The total confirmed domestic damage so far is 700,000 cases, of which about 2,000 cases involve Daegu Bank BC Card information.

Last month, the hacker group sent an email to E-Land threatening, "If you do not pay the ransomware (an IT crime that threatens to destroy computer systems to demand ransom) recovery costs, we will publicly release a large amount of card information stolen from E-Land's computer network." When there was no response to their demands, they uploaded the card information to the 'Dark Web.'

The leaked Daegu Bank BC Card information includes card numbers and expiration dates; fortunately, card passwords and resident registration numbers were not leaked. Financial authorities and investigative agencies are conducting comprehensive investigations into the hacker group.

After being notified by financial authorities about the leakage of Daegu Bank BC Card information, the bank is sending guidance messages recommending 'card suspension and reissuance' to the affected customers. Unauthorized payments are impossible with the leaked information alone, so there have been no damages.

A Daegu Bank official said in a phone interview with a local media outlet, "Even if unauthorized use is confirmed in connection with this incident, the financial institution will fully compensate according to relevant laws, so there is no need to worry," adding, "We will do our best to prevent unauthorized use so that subscribers can use their cards with confidence."

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