Police Form Dedicated Investigation Team Following Hacking Incident

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Regarding the recent hacking incident, President Lee Jae-myung called for a "complete overhaul of the security paradigm suited for the AI era." The police have formed a dedicated investigation team and launched a formal probe.

Yoo Soo-Hwan has the report.

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During a Cabinet meeting on the morning of October 6, President Lee Jae-myung emphasized, "We must recognize the current situation with utmost seriousness and maintain extraordinary vigilance."

He ordered a complete innovation of the security paradigm, noting that hacking methods are becoming more sophisticated with the advancement of artificial intelligence technology.

[President Lee Jae-myung: We must build security capabilities that detect attacks in advance and preemptively block them. We need to swiftly inspect the security systems of the core national infrastructure as well as the private sector...]

Measures to prevent the spread of this incident were also discussed at a preceding meeting of related ministers.

[Han Sung-sook / Prime Minister: This situation is deeply concerning because it could spread beyond the financial sector to the industrial, government, and public sectors.]

The police announced that they have booked the recent financial sector hacking incident as a "violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection" and launched a formal investigation.

The Cyber Terror Investigation Unit of the National Police Agency was designated as the dedicated investigation team, with 28 investigators deployed.

The police plan to clearly uncover through the investigation the identity of the hacking forces and their intrusion paths, as well as what specific information was leaked and in what quantities.

Additionally, the police are verifying whether this case is a matter that must be reported to the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency.

Under the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency Act, when serious crimes are recognized, the agency head must be notified immediately, and authorities are examining whether this case falls under the category of serious crimes.

The police explained that although the financial institutions that suffered hacking damage are not included in "national core infrastructure," they may fall under "electronic financial infrastructure," requiring notification to the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency, and have therefore requested an official legal interpretation from the Financial Services Commission.

(Camera: Cho Choon-dong, Jung Sang-bo | Video Editing: Kim Jin-won)
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