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South Korea's spy agency has asked 2,100 public institutions, including central government ministries and local governments, to conduct emergency cybersecurity inspections following a series of cyberattacks on financial firms that resulted in customer data breaches, Yonhap and the Korea Times report. The National Intelligence Service will launch the emergency security inspection in response to the recent hacking incidents in the financial sector, KBS World adds. The presidential office also held an emergency meeting over the leak of personal data of the president and the trip entourage, Yonhap reports. Korean media are covering the move as a direct government response to the financial-sector breaches, with the checks targeting both public bodies and, separately, more than 170 privately operated critical infrastructure facilities, according to KBS World.