President Lee Jae Myung Orders "Thorough Investigation and Countermeasures" Over Personal Information Leaks at Financial Institutions

[Financial News] President Lee Jae Myung, after receiving a report on recent personal information leakage incidents at financial and public institutions and the status of responses, instructed officials to conduct a thorough investigation and take all necessary measures. Chief Presidential Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung announced this in a press notice on the 4th.
As hacking-related data leaks have spread from commercial and regional banks to savings banks and capital companies, concerns about personal information breaches are growing across the financial sector.
Financial authorities plan to convene an emergency inspection meeting at 2 p.m. that day at Government Complex Seoul, bringing together the heads of associations across all financial sectors and the CEOs of financial companies affected by security incidents.

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