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[Apha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Paul Lee] It has been confirmed that customer information leaked from the Yuanta Securities investment competition platform was used for unlisted stock investment fraud.
The head of an outsourcing company siphoned off credit information from 7,700 customers, and a group of scammers who purchased the information impersonated an investment advisory firm and sold shares of unlisted companies, the survey showed.
The cyber crime investigation unit of the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency said on the 25th that it has arrested 12 suspects, including a 24-year-old hacker identified only by his surname Jeong, who is suspected of violating the Information and Communication Network Act and the Personal Information Protection Act. Four people including Jeong, personal information broker, unlisted stock fraud general manager and sales team leader were arrested.
Chung, head of an information technology (IT) company, is suspected of receiving a hacking request from a broker from December to June last year and using server vulnerabilities at nine sites, including Yuanta Securities, loan brokerage platform, stock education broadcasting and virtual asset sites.
Jung broke into the site and hacked 1.06 million cases of members' personal information, including names, account information and phone numbers. The information acquired was sold to lenders or unlisted stock fraud groups through brokers and used for crimes.
In particular, Jeong obtained 830,000 customer information from the manager's page and database using personal information rights obtained while maintaining and repairing the platform of Yuanta Securities Investment Conference. The information included both customer personal information and transaction records, with 7,700 customers whose personal credit information was leaked.
Alphabiz Reporter Kim Jisun(stockmk2020@alphabiz.co.kr)
