Personal information leaks caused by hacker attacks in the Korean financial sector are spreading to various fields such as public enterprises, universities, and large churches. The spread of artificial intelligence has led to an increase in the speed, scope, and risk of hacking attacks. According to news from the financial industry and cybersecurity industry on the 11th, from the end of last month to the beginning of this month, 7 financial companies including Shinhan Bank, KB Bank, and Bank of Korea Asia were hacked, causing information to be leaked. Among them, Shinhan Bank suffered the most, and information on about 25,000 customers was leaked. The personal information leak is no longer limited to financial institutions; it is spreading to state-owned enterprises and universities. The names, departments, phone numbers, etc. of about 24,000 employees of the Korea Electric Power Corporation were leaked to an external website.

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