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South Korean financial authorities have detected a large number of scanning attempts targeting financial institutions from IP addresses associated with North Korea, urging companies to exercise extra caution, KBS World reports. This comes amid a wave of cyberattacks on the country's financial sector: Daishin Securities, cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, and asset manager Mirae Asset Global Investments have confirmed customer data breaches, according to Yonhap and the Korea Times. The presidential office convened an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss responses, with Song Ki-ho, vice chief of Cheong Wa Dae's National Security Office, participating, Yonhap and KBS World report. Korean media coverage focuses on the scale of the hacking attacks and the official government response, with outlets like the Korea Times highlighting the growing list of cyberattack victims in the financial sector.