Ask what Korea is talking about.

South Korea's state-run Financial Security Institute (FSI) reported a data leak after a hacking attack on its security assessment system, officials said Tuesday. The attack targeted the institute's 'information security regular evaluation' site, and some information related to financial firms' security status was leaked, Yonhap and Chosun Ilbo report. The FSI confirmed the leak on November 9 and reported it to the Financial Services Commission and other authorities. The breach comes as a wave of hacking attacks on the financial sector has continued for over a month, with more than 470,000 personal data records leaked from 37 financial firms and an estimated 1 billion won ($745,000) stolen, according to the Korea Times. Korean media are calling the FSI the 'financial security gatekeeper' (금융보안 문지기), and its breach is raising concerns about the overall financial security system. The Kyunghyang Shinmun notes the impact is expected to be significant as the hacking crisis extends beyond banks and securities firms to the very institution tasked with protecting them.