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Presidential Office Meets on Financial Hacking Attacks

On October 28, the presidential office convened an emergency meeting to discuss responses to a series of cyberattacks on financial firms, including cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, asset manager Mirae Asset Global Investments, and brokerage Daishin Securities, which have become the latest victims of cyberattacks sweeping Korea's financial sector. The meeting was led by Third Deputy Director of the National Security Office Song Ki-ho, and the government also plans to carry out large-scale vulnerability inspections on around 170 key IT infrastructures in the private sector amid the back-to-back breaches. Yonhap reports the emergency meeting was held at Cheong Wa Dae's National Security Office to discuss response measures to the hacking attacks on virtual currency exchanges and the financial investment industry.

  1. Presidential office to hold emergency meeting over financial-sector hacking attacks Korea Times · 2026-10-28
  2. Presidential Office Convenes Emergency Meeting over Mirae Asset, Bithumb Hacks KBS World · 2026-10-28
  3. (LEAD) Presidential office holds emergency meeting over financial-sector hacking attacks Yonhap · 2026-10-28
  4. Gov't to carry out large-scale inspections into IT infrastructures amid recent hacking attacks Korea Times · 2026-10-28
  5. [COVER STORY] Bithumb, Mirae Asset, Daishin join growing list of cyberattack victims Korea Times · 2026-10-28
  6. 韩总统府开会讨论金融单位遭黑客入侵应对方案 韩联社 · 2026-10-28

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