Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission reviews Upbit and Bithumb for alleged unauthorized transfer of user information

Techub News reports, citing SBS Biz, that the Personal Information Protection Commission of South Korea has been investigating since the beginning of this year whether Upbit and Bithumb have been involved in "order book sharing" that leads to the transfer of personal information overseas. Recently, on-site inspections have been completed, and the commission is reviewing whether to impose sanctions. A commission official stated, "We plan to finalize the investigation results in the second half of this year."