According to CoinMeta, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is investigating a data breach caused by an internal hacking incident. The exchange discovered that its internal mobility system was attacked and has notified the Korea Internet and Security Agency as well as the Personal Information Protection Commission. Bithumb stated that they are analyzing the specific scope of the breach, including whether user data was involved. This incident is part of a recent wave of cyberattacks in South Korea's financial industry. Lee Chan-jun, the head of the Financial Supervision Service, reported that as of October 14th, 16 South Korean financial companies had suffered cyberattacks.