Presidential Office to Hold Emergency Meeting Over Financial-Sector Hacking Breaches
Seoul's presidential office called an emergency meeting after cyberattacks at three financial firms caused breaches.
According to Yonhap, Mirae Asset Global Investments, crypto exchange Bithumb and Daishin Securities all reported data breaches involving customers earlier Wednesday. The three companies' disclosures followed separate recent hacking attacks, the report said. The breaches involved customer data, but the report did not specify how many customers were affected or what information was exposed.
The emergency meeting is expected to discuss the full extent of the damage from the cyberattacks and measures to prevent further damage, Yonhap reported. The report did not say who carried out the attacks or whether the three cases were connected. It also did not provide further details on the government's planned response beyond the meeting's stated agenda.
The presidential office said Song would lead the session and that Financial Services Commission officials would take part. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, the same day the three financial firms reported the breaches.