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Following a series of hacking attacks and personal data leaks at financial and public institutions, the government has launched emergency security vulnerability inspections on about 172 private-sector key information and communications infrastructures, Yonhap reports. The checks, overseen by the science ministry, cover 111 organizations, including the three telecom firms SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus, plus internet data center systems, focusing on assets exposed to the external internet such as servers and web pages. The presidential office also held an emergency meeting to discuss responses to the financial-sector breaches, according to the Korea Times. Maeil Business Newspaper quotes Lee Chan-jin saying, "Security is not recognized as a cost," urging stronger IT protection.