South Korea Reviews DMZ Mine Response as Ukraine Apology Falls Short
South Korea reviews DMZ mine response, calls Ukraine apology insufficient, and tracks 28 IPs in bank hacks.
Cho made the remarks during a parliamentary audit of his ministry. He said South Korea is seeking to prevent the situation from escalating unnecessarily.
South Korea has received a message from Ukraine containing an apology over its disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul, Cho said Tuesday, but the apology fell short of Seoul's expectations. Seoul demanded an official explanation and apology after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed the transfer last month. Zelenskyy's office subsequently denied there had been an agreement to keep the matter confidential.
The country's financial watchdog has pinpointed 28 internet protocol addresses in the United States, Japan and 10 other countries used for a series of recent hacking attacks against Korean financial institutions, industry sources said Tuesday. Several financial companies, including Hana Bank, KB Kookmin Bank and Shinhan Bank, suffered back-to-back leaks of customer information in recent hacking attacks last week, raising concerns that more firms might have suffered data breaches.
Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il confirmed Tuesday that South Korea has transferred US$2.4 billion to Washington as part of its funding for a Texas energy project agreed upon by the two countries under Seoul's investment initiative. Responding to a lawmaker's question during a parliamentary audit about whether the transfer had been made, Lee said yes, acknowledging that around 10 percent of the project's estimated budget was sent to the United States on Thursday.
Police said Tuesday they will take stern action against threats targeting actor Yoo Hae-jin, following protests outside his home over alleged historical inaccuracies in his film The Assassin(s). Ko Beom-seok, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, issued the warning during a press briefing, one day after Culture Minister Choi Hui-young asked police to enhance safety measures for those involved in the film and take stern measures.