Cyber Attacks⁤ on Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Affiliated Organizations

According to recent data analysis, the Ministry of Foreign ‌Affairs and its affiliated organizations have been the target⁣ of approximately 25,200 attempted cyber ⁢attacks ‌from January to August this year.

The data,​ submitted⁤ by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other organizations, was ⁢analyzed by Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Jae-jung, a member of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee. The‌ analysis⁣ revealed that the Ministry‍ of Foreign ‍Affairs suffered around 8,600 cyber attacks during the same period.

Other affiliated organizations also experienced a significant number of ​attempted cyber attacks, including the⁤ Korea Foundation with over 9,000 ‌attempts, KOICA with over 5,100 ‌attempts, and the Korea-Africa​ Foundation with over 1,800 attempts.

Server information ‍leaks were the most common type of ​attack, accounting⁢ for around ⁤5,700 cases, followed by⁤ email account hijacking and ​website hacking.

The United States was identified ⁤as ‌the most common final destination IP⁣ address for‌ hacking and other cyber attack⁢ attempts, followed by China. ‍However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that ⁣it is impossible to determine the ‌country of origin for hacking ‍attempts based solely on the⁤ final transit IP address, as hackers often use multiple transit points to‍ conceal their locations.

Key Statistics:

• Approximately 25,200 ⁢attempted cyber attacks on‌ the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and affiliated organizations from January to August.
• 8,600 cyber attacks on the ⁢Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Over 9,000 attempted cyber attacks on⁢ the Korea Foundation.
• Over 5,100 attempted cyber attacks on KOICA.
• Over ‍1,800 attempted cyber attacks⁢ on the‌ Korea-Africa Foundation.
• Server information leaks accounted for around 5,700 ​cases.