Daishin Securities prepares compensation plan for customers affected by data leak, including voice phishing insurance and fee waivers

[Financial News] Daishin Securities has announced support measures for customers affected by a recent leak of customer personal information, including free enrollment in voice phishing insurance and waivers of domestic stock trading fees.
Daishin Securities said on the 9th that it had prepared support measures for customers whose information was leaked, aiming to prevent further harm and reduce inconvenience to customers.
Eligible customers will receive voice phishing compensation insurance free of charge for one year. The compensation limit is 10 million won.
Fees for online domestic stock trading will also be waived for one month in December. Related costs are excluded, and the waiver applies to comprehensive accounts and brokerage accounts. Service fees for deposits and withdrawals and for security devices will also be waived during the same period.
Customers will receive 10,000 won per person in compensation. Payment is scheduled for the 1st of next month. Details of the support will be provided individually to eligible customers.
Daishin Securities said it had shored up its information management system, including by blocking unusual access, and strengthened checks for vulnerabilities in external systems after the incident.
Daishin Securities said, "We will use this incident as an opportunity to further strengthen the protection of personal and credit information and our information security management system to prevent similar incidents from recurring," and added, "We once again apologize for the concern and inconvenience caused by the leak of customers' personal information." 
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