{
  "id": 16821134,
  "title": "Gov't to carry out large-scale inspections into IT infrastructures amid recent hacking attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/govt-to-carry-out-large-scale-inspections-into-it-infrastructures-16821134",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261028/govt-to-carry-out-large-scale-inspections-into-it-infrastructures-amid-recent-hacking-attacks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The South Korean government plans to conduct extensive vulnerability checks on approximately 170 crucial IT infrastructures owned by private companies, following a series of recent cyberattacks on both public institutions and financial entities, according to an official statement on Wednesday. The Ministry of Science and ICT will undertake a security assessment targeting 111 public organizations responsible for managing these infrastructures, with special emphasis on those connected to the internet, including websites and publicly accessible servers. These inspections are projected to be finalized by the end of the year, according to the official. The urgent measures are a response to 16 commercial banks reporting cyberattacks this year, which resulted in the theft of customer data. President Lee Jae Myung has also voiced concerns over these attacks, advocating for the development of cybersecurity strategies appropriate for the AI era.",
  "summary": "The government is set to carry out large-scale vulnerability inspections on around 170 key information technology (IT) infrastructures in the private sector, amid back-to-back cybersecurity breaches at public institutions and financial firms, an official said Wednesday. The ministry of science and ICT will conduct a security vulnerability assessment targeting 111 public organizations that manage…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Gov't to carry out large-scale inspections into IT infrastructures amid recent hacking attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/govt-to-carry-out-large-scale-inspections-into-it-infrastructures",
        "published": "2026-10-28T00:01:14.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}