The police have increased the number of personnel investigating recent hacking incidents at financial institutions from 28 to 43.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency announced on October 9 that it has deployed an additional 15 specialists in digital forensics and international cooperation. The police are securing relevant data to analyze the affected systems while also working on international collaboration to block the attack servers.
Regarding the possibility of the case being transferred to the newly established Serious Crimes Investigation Agency (SCIA) on October 2, the police stated, "We will thoroughly track the suspects to ensure there is no gap in the investigation before the transfer."
Under the SCIA Act, cybercrimes can be classified as serious crimes, allowing the SCIA to conduct investigations. The head of the SCIA can request the transfer of a case regardless of the progress of the existing investigation.
The police explained that since they will handle the investigation until the transfer and the SCIA will take over afterward, there will be no confusion over the investigative authority or delays, often referred to as 'case ping-pong.'
In response to criticism regarding delayed initial responses, the police countered that they began preliminary investigations immediately after the first reports of the financial institution hacking on October 1. They stated that they have secured necessary data, including log records, and established a cooperation system with relevant agencies such as the Financial Security Agency.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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