South Korean financial firms Bithumb, Daishin Securities, and Mirae Asset Global Investments disclosed data breaches on October 28, 2026. Bithumb reported a compromise of its internal mobile system, stating crypto holdings were unaffected, while Daishin Securities confirmed unauthorized access affecting approximately 38,490 customers, exposing personal data. Mirae Asset reported a hacking incident with minimal risk to customer data.
An attacker exploited an infinite-mint vulnerability on the Initia Chain, minting tokens at will and cashing out approximately $2.6 million. The exploit drained value from liquidity pools, and additional assets were reportedly still in transit. Initia had not issued an official response at the time of reporting.
Ukraine conducted drone strikes on two Yandex data centers on October 8 and 9, 2026, causing a fire and complete shutdown at the Sasovo facility and partial damage at the Kaluga site. The attacks disrupted Yandex Cloud services for clients like Russian Railways and MegaFon, and caused Yandex shares to fall.
Peru's Ministry of Economy and Finance confirmed its official X account was compromised by crypto scammers promoting a fake token called $HYLO. The ministry clarified the posts were unauthorized, deleted the fraudulent messages, and regained control of the account.
