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Hackers breach all tested public-sector systems in Korean audit board's simulated cyberattack

Korea’s Board of Audit and Inspection found that hackers breached all seven public-sector systems tested in a simulated cyberattack, exposing serious weaknesses in the government's protection of large volumes of personal data.
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[Digital Daily Reporter Kim Bo-min] An audit found that government public systems handling large amounts of citizens' personal information are vulnerable to hacking. On the 27th, the Board of Audit and Inspection announced the results of its "Personal Information Protection and Management Status." The audit, conducted by 11 white hat hackers, simulated hacking of seven of 123 public systems, each with a significant amount of personal informatio…

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Korea JoongAng Daily broke the news in Seoul, Korea, Republic of on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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