Lee also urges successful hosting of first Korea-Central Asia summit

President Lee Jae Myung. [Yonhap]
President Lee Jae Myung. [Yonhap]

President Lee Jae Myung called for a pan-government response to the recent data breach at streaming service Tving, in which personal information from about 40 million accounts was leaked, saying it was "time to raise our society's overall security capabilities and awareness by another level from the perspective of national security."

Lee made the remarks Friday while presiding over a senior secretaries meeting at Cheong Wa Dae. "A recent incident in which more than 40 million pieces of personal information were leaked from an online video streaming company has heightened public anxiety and concern," he said.

Lee noted that Tving had identified the vulnerability in advance but failed to take the necessary steps to address it. "The relevant authorities must swiftly and accurately determine the circumstances of the incident and hold those responsible strictly accountable in accordance with the law and principles," he said.

He went on to say that "all-out efforts must also be made to prevent secondary crimes that exploit the leaked personal information."

Lee also called for thorough preparations to ensure the successful hosting of the first Korea-Central Asia Summit, set to be held in Seoul next week.

"Next week, the first Korea-Central Asia Summit will be held in Seoul," Lee said. "Through this summit, the relationship between Korea and Central Asia will be consolidated into a multilateral cooperation framework at the summit level, and our New Northern Policy, which we have been pursuing, will gain further momentum."

He added, "Please make every effort to ensure successful preparations for the summit. Now, as the international order passes through a tunnel of extreme turmoil, there is an ever greater need for the wisdom to build our strength, broaden our diplomatic horizons, and resolve various challenges through close coordination with the international community."

The meeting also touched on search and rescue operations for South Korean nationals reported missing in the Nepal floods. Lee said no significant progress had been made in the search even 17 days after the flooding began, and urged officials to ensure there was no gap in search and rescue operations during the handover to the second emergency relief team dispatched in the early hours of Friday.


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