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The presidential office convened an emergency meeting on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, to respond to a series of cyberattacks against local financial firms, including brokerage Daishin Securities, cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, and asset manager Mirae Asset Global Investments. The meeting was led by Third Deputy Director of the National Security Office Song Ki-ho, according to KBS World and Yonhap. In parallel, the government plans large-scale vulnerability inspections on around 170 key private-sector IT infrastructures, as reported by Korea Times and Yonhap. Financial authorities have also detected scanning attempts from North Korea-linked IP addresses targeting financial institutions and urged extra caution, KBS World reports. Korean media coverage focuses on the government's coordinated response and the growing list of victims in the financial sector.