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South Korea Urges Financial Security After Data Breaches
4 Oct
Summary
- South Korean regulators mandated security inspections for financial institutions.
- Prompt reporting of inspection results to authorities is required.
- The directive follows a series of cyberattacks causing data breaches.

South Korean financial regulators have issued a strong directive to all financial institutions, demanding the swift completion of internal security inspections. This mandate comes in the wake of a series of cyberattacks that resulted in significant personal data breaches across the industry.
Financial institutions are now required to report the outcomes of these security assessments promptly to the relevant authorities. The regulatory body stressed the importance of carrying out thorough and rapid security checks to address vulnerabilities exposed by the recent attacks and prevent future incidents.