- South Korean government discloses ten‑month cyberattack on the National Diplomatic Academy’s online education system
- Data stolen included user IDs, names, emails, and encrypted passwords of at least 6,000 individuals
- MFA shut down IT systems, deployed enhanced security, and delayed disclosure due to diplomatic sensitivity
Current and former employees of the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), as well as other government personnel, may have had their data siphoned out by cybercriminals in an attack that lasted for ten months.