Bithumb and other South Korean financial institutions reportedly hacked; regulators plan on-site investigation

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The roundup states that Bithumb and other institutions were breached, with information on approximately 38000 customers leaked, and that South Korean regulators have launched an investigation.

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Cointime Today’s Headlines 1. CME FedWatch：October Probability that the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged 92.8%, with the market betting that the December rate hike 25bp probability rises to 84.4%；USD index approaches its 2-week high 102.40; the decision and accompanying statement will be released tomorrow morning Beijing time Sina Finance 2. RBA Governor Bullock stated at today’s hearing: inflation may be higher than the August baseline expectation, upside energy-price risks are significant, and further tightening is not ruled out; the market has raised expectations for RBA rate hikes Sina Finance 3. South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, Daishin Securities, and Mirae Asset Global Investments were hacked, with information on approximately 38000 customers leaked; South Korean financial regulators have launched a special on-site investigation Sina Finance 4. Remarks by the U.S. Treasury Secretary at the Ripple Swell conference circulated widely today: the SEC、CFTC will be leveraged to advance the crypto regulatory framework, and USD stablecoins are expected to become an incremental source of demand for U.S. Treasuries Sina Finance 5. U.S.October consumer confidence index 91.7, substantially above the expected 81, reaching a new high since June, further reinforcing expectations that high interest rates will persist amid resilient consumption Sina Finance 6. LME The London Metal Exchange announced a system failure today; settlement of October 28 delivery contracts was postponed by 1 trading days, amplifying intraday volatility in London copper CLS 7. Reuters released its latest monthly analyst survey today: institutions lowered their 2026 gold price forecasts for the second consecutive quarter, primarily due to elevated U.S. Treasury yields and a stronger USD; most analysts expect gold prices to recover and rise in 2027 Global Times 8. Fujifilm officially announced an expansion plan, planning to increase tape-storage shipment capacity in fiscal 2028 to 2025 times that of fiscal 5, investing 10000000000 yen—the largest storage-media investment in nearly 20 years—to serve AI cold-data archiving demand CLS 9. Bernstein raised its price target for Lockheed Martin today from 564 USD to 633 USD, citing confidence in the sustainability of defense orders CLS 10. At today’s monetary policy meeting, the Bank of Thailand kept its policy rate unchanged at 1.00%, stating that Thai baht exchange-rate fluctuations follow global markets and that there are currently no plans for active foreign-exchange intervention ธนาคา... 11. The major U.S. stock index futures diverged before market open: Dow futures edged lower, while Nasdaq and S&P futures rose;AI storage stocks led pre-market gains as the market priced in anticipated HBM capacity shortages Eastmoney 12. The Bank of Canada will announce its interest-rate decision tonight. The prevailing market expectation is that rates will remain unchanged, with traders focusing on the Bank’s guidance on inflation and the Canadian dollar exchange rate.

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Cointime Today’s Headlines reported that South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, Daishin Securities, and Mirae Asset Global Investments were hacked.
The roundup states that information on approximately 38000 customers was leaked.
The roundup states that South Korean financial regulators launched a special on-site investigation.

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This report states that institutions were hacked and that customer information may have been leaked. An on-site investigation means regulators are verifying the incident, but the original text does not specify what information was leaked, whether user assets were involved, or whether related services were disrupted.

Why it matters to readers

If the customer-information leak is confirmed, affected users may face privacy and account-security risks; the outcome of the regulatory investigation could also affect the market’s assessment of the relevant institutions’ security capabilities.

Bithumb users should monitor official notices from the institution and remain alert to fraud exploiting leaked information, such as impersonated customer service and phishing links; the original text does not indicate that crypto assets have been stolen.

Risks and unknowns

The original text is a news roundup and does not include original announcements from the institutions or regulators.
The method and timing of the hacking incidents, as well as the specific scope of impact at each institution, cannot be confirmed.
It cannot be confirmed how the approximately 38000 customers are distributed among the institutions.
The type and sensitivity of the leaked information cannot be confirmed.
The original text does not state whether there were user-fund losses, trading disruptions, or withdrawal restrictions.

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