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South Korean credit firms in trouble

Published: 21 Jan 2014 - 11:32 pm | Last Updated: 27 Jan 2022 - 07:07 am

A customer talks on the phone behind the logo of KB Kookmin Financial Group at a branch of the bank in Seoul yesterday. The theft of personal information from more than 100 million South Korean credit cards and accounts, reportedly including those of President Park Geun-hye and UN chief Ban Ki-moon, has ignited a storm of anger and litigation against credit firms.