President Lee Jae Myung ordered an investigation and response after personal-data leaks at banks, finance companies and public agencies, with regulators already inspecting firms including Shinhan Bank.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered a thorough investigation and response measures after personal-data leaks at banks, finance companies and public agencies, the presidential office said on Sunday. Reuters reported the order from Seoul.
Sunday's meeting followed similar talks on Friday. The Financial Services Commission said Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank and others had reported cyberattacks. Yonhap reported that Hana Bank and Woori Bank had also suffered breaches. The banks could not immediately be reached outside working hours, Reuters said.
The regulator said on-site investigations began after Shinhan reported a breach on September 30 and were later widened. Institutions were told to inspect security, tighten access controls, limit external system access and strengthen consumer protection.
Yonhap, citing bank data given to lawmakers, said attack traffic was reported from IP addresses in several countries including the United States, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam and Britain. Korean media said Sunday's emergency meeting was brought forward from October 7 after more breaches at second-tier firms.
The scale of records taken was not confirmed in the Reuters account used here, so no victim count is stated.
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- The presidential office said Lee ordered a thorough investigation.
- Banks named in the reports had not commented by the time Reuters published, outside regular hours.