SEOUL, Sept 18 (Reuters) – In a significant cybersecurity incident, South Korean credit card firm Lotte Card, majority-owned by private equity fund MBK Partners, revealed on Thursday that a hacking attack had compromised the personal data of approximately 2.97 million customers. CEO Cho Jwa-jin disclosed during a press conference that among the affected individuals, around 280,000 had sensitive information exposed, raising concerns about potential card fraud.
MBK-controlled Lotte Card says personal data of nearly 3 million customers leaked
