Bithumb: Security incident

The breach hit an internal employee system that Bithumb says is separate from its trading platform, while the exchange is still determining whether customer information was exposed.

Evidence boundary

Confidence describes the coverage of the available evidence. It is not a safety rating and does not guarantee that a protocol or asset is safe.

Sources

• https://cryptobriefing.com/bithumb-south-korean-firms-data-breaches/
• https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/28/bithumb-hacked-through-employee-system-as-south-korean-financial-firms-face-cyberattacks

Record history

First seen: 2026-10-28T04:31:39.000Z. Last updated: 2026-10-28T05:27:19.246Z. Revision: 1.