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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 financial sector, with Daishin Securities, cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, and asset manager Mirae Asset Global Investments confirming data breaches of customer data, 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 and officials are framing this as a serious security threat, with the Korea Times noting the firms are the "latest victims of cyberattacks sweeping the country's financial sector."