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[South Korean Police Launch Pre-Investigation into Hacks on Securities Firms and Cryptocurrency Exchanges] The National Investigation Headquarters of the Korean National Police Agency launched a pre-investigation on the morning of October 28 into hacks targeting securities firms and cryptocurrency exchanges. The investigation is being handled by the team specializing in serial hacks in the financial industry. Recently, Daishin Securities suffered a data breach affecting 38,500 customers, Bithumb confirmed a data breach affecting its employees, and Future Asset Management suffered a data breach affecting some of its business systems. Previously, 16 financial institutions, including KB Kookmin Bank, were hacked, resulting in the leakage of approximately 100,000 pieces of personal information. Police will investigate the connections between the cases. (Source: Yonhap News Agency)