Lee orders dedication of personnel, resources to handling hacking attacks

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SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung instructed the government Tuesday to dedicate personnel and resources to minimizing damage from a recent series of hacking attacks at financial firms.

Lee gave the order at a Cabinet meeting in response to revelations that the attacks exposed customer information at seven companies, including Hana Bank, KB Kookmin Bank and Shinhan Bank.

"In some hacking cases, details have emerged of the possible use of artificial intelligence (AI), causing the people to feel great concern and anxiety," he said. "Please carry out a swift and clear determination of the circumstances and concentrate personnel and resources on minimizing damage."

Police said the same day that an investigation has been launched into the cyber attacks, with a 28-member team looking into charges of violations of the information and communications network law.

Lee called for high vigilance not only within the government and business sectors but across society, saying AI-driven hacking methods are increasing the scope of damage to previously unseen levels.

"It is difficult to respond to evolving cyber threats by handling accidents after they happen," he said. "We must have the security capabilities to detect and block attacks in advance."

President Lee Jae Myung (2nd from R) speaks at a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Oct. 6, 2026. (Yonhap)

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首尔，10月6日（韩联社）——韩国总统李在明周二指示政府投入人员和资源，最大限度地减少近期一系列针对金融公司的黑客攻击造成的损失。

李在内阁会议上下达了这项命令，此前有消息称，这些攻击泄露了包括韩亚银行、KB国民银行和新韩银行在内的七家公司的客户信息。

“在一些黑客攻击案件中，有细节显示可能使用了人工智能（AI），这引起了民众的极大担忧和焦虑，”他说。“请迅速查明真相​​，集中人力物力将损失降到最低。”

警方当天表示，已对网络攻击事件展开调查，一个由 28 名成员组成的小组正在调查是否违反了信息通信网络法。

李呼吁政府、企业以及整个社会都要保持高度警惕，并表示人工智能驱动的黑客攻击手段正在将破坏范围扩大到前所未有的程度。

他说：“在网络威胁不断演变的情况下，事后补救是行不通的。我们必须具备提前检测和阻止攻击的安全能力。”

2026年10月6日，韩国总统李在明（右二）在首尔青瓦台内阁会议上发表讲话。（韩联社）

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警方对近期针对金融机构的网络攻击展开调查

总理呼吁对信息安全系统进行全面改革，此前一系列网络攻击接踵而至。

（导语）李呼吁对金融机构的个人数据泄露事件进行彻底调查

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