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Wed, 09/14/2011 - 03:49
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Samsung Card head says no customer PINs leaked
SEOUL (Yonhap) - Samsung Card Co., South Korea's leading card firm, said Wednesday that its data on customers' online personal identification numbers (PINs) or account numbers were not leaked in a recent security breach.
Samsung Card has asked the police to investigate an employee regarding the suspected leakage of personal data on estimated 800,000 customers, including their names and mobile phone numbers.
In a notice posted on the firm's website on Friday, Choi Chi-hun, president of Samsung Card, apologized to customers for causing concerns and troubles, vowing to do his best in cooperating with the police investigation.
"Although the exact extent of the damage has not been determined, it was found that our customers' PINs or account numbers were not stolen," Choi said.
His apology came 10 days after the card firm asked police to look into the case on Aug. 30.
"We will make efforts to prevent recurrence of such incidents down the road by beefing up the internal security process," Choi said.
Concerns about online security breaches have heightened due to a spate of hacking attacks on local financial firms and a popular Internet portal.
Hackers struck the consumer finance firm Hyundai Capital Services Inc. and the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, or Nonghyup, early this year, stealing customers' personal data and crippling online transactions.
Samsung Card has asked the police to investigate an employee regarding the suspected leakage of personal data on estimated 800,000 customers, including their names and mobile phone numbers.
In a notice posted on the firm's website on Friday, Choi Chi-hun, president of Samsung Card, apologized to customers for causing concerns and troubles, vowing to do his best in cooperating with the police investigation.
"Although the exact extent of the damage has not been determined, it was found that our customers' PINs or account numbers were not stolen," Choi said.
His apology came 10 days after the card firm asked police to look into the case on Aug. 30.
"We will make efforts to prevent recurrence of such incidents down the road by beefing up the internal security process," Choi said.
Concerns about online security breaches have heightened due to a spate of hacking attacks on local financial firms and a popular Internet portal.
Hackers struck the consumer finance firm Hyundai Capital Services Inc. and the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, or Nonghyup, early this year, stealing customers' personal data and crippling online transactions.
