Shinhan Bank has grown to be the second largest in Korea and consistently wins top marks for customer satisfaction.

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Hynes says Gale is in discussions with Boeing and Microsoft , as well as Samsung Life, Shinhan Bank and Korean Air, among others.

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Shinhan Bank, a lender of South Korea's fourth-largest banking group, reported a system shutdown, including online banking and automated teller machines.

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Some services at Shinhan bank, including internet banking and ATM machines, were also affected, although operations now appear to have been restored.

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Around 32, 000 computers were affected by the incident, and some services at Shinhan bank, including internet banking and ATM machines, were disrupted.

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The assault shut down computer networks at TV stations KBS, MBC and YTN, and halted operations at three banks - Shinhan, NongHyup and Jeju.

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In Korea, for instance, while the largest lenders creak under non-performing business loans built up during the decades of rapid industrialization, a relative upstart like Shinhan Bank (est. 1981, No. 61 in the 500) can plot bold moves with its clean balance sheet.

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