Early on the 2nd, domestic security stocks are surging. This appears to be due to heightened investor sentiment following news of a hacking incident at Lotte Card the previous day.
As of 9:11 a.m. on that day, SANDS Lab is trading at 9,000 won, up 15.68% (1,220 won) compared to the previous day. SANDS Lab is a cybersecurity corporation specializing in artificial intelligence (AI).
The stock price of Genians, an integrated security platform corporation, is also up 3% (570 won) at 30,570 won compared to the previous trading day. The stock prices of Raonsecure, a security and authentication platform corporation, and Suprema, an AI security corporation, are also showing an increase in the 1% range.
The news of the hacking attack on Lotte Card the previous day (the 1st) can be interpreted as attracting investor sentiment toward security-related corporations.
According to the financial sector, Lotte Card reported to financial authorities on this day that it had experienced a hacking attack last month. The volume of the leaked data is said to be about 1.7 gigabytes (GB).
Representatives from Lotte Card stated that the internal investigation has not yet confirmed whether customer information and other personal data have been leaked. They said they plan to verify this through investigations with financial authorities.