There were 239,000 court hacking attempts from January to August this year... 1.7 times the total last year
Quick Look
- From January to August of this year, there were 239,145 hacking attempts targeting the court computer network, which is 1.7 times the total number of incidents last year, with the highest monthly number of 48,263 in March.
- The National Court Administration submitted the data to the National Assembly, and as a result of its own audit of personal information leaks due to past hacking incidents, it was found that measures such as severe admonitions were taken.
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Why It Matters
The court has experienced approximately 100,000 hacking attempts every year, and the number of annual incidents has fluctuated from 142,514 to 98,171 from 2021 to 2024. Between June 2021 and January 2023, a hacking incident occurred in which the personal information of approximately 18,000 people was leaked.
The highest monthly number with 48,263 in March… Over 30,000 cases in May and June
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Bitna Kim = There were about 240,000 hacking attempts targeting the court computer network from January to August of this year, which significantly exceeds the number of incidents for the entire year last year.
According to data submitted by the Supreme Court Court Administration on the 5th to the office of Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Dong-ah, a member of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly, there were 239,145 hacking attempts detected by the court's security information and event management (SIEM) system from January to August this year.
This is 1.7 times the total number of cases last year, which was 141,528, and about 2.4 times the number during the same period last year (101,205 cases).
By month, there were the most hacking attempts in March with 48,263, followed by 39,915 in May, 34,083 in June, and 30,576 in August.
In the past, the number of monthly hacking attempts was mostly below 20,000, but this year, except for January, it exceeded 20,000 every month until August.
Approximately 100,000 hacking attempts have been made in courts every year. The number was 142,514 cases in 2021, 126,212 cases in 2022, 114,070 cases in 2023, and 98,171 cases in 2024.
Between June 2021 and January 2023, a hacking incident occurred in which the personal information of approximately 18,000 people was leaked.
However, in the court's own audit conducted last year in relation to the accident, it was found that only measures such as severe admonitions were issued.
As a result of the self-audit, departmental caution was imposed on the Information Protection Office of the National Court Administration.
At the time, three people, including the director of the Seoul High Court's Computer Information Management Bureau, were dismissed without question, and five others were severely admonished. The two retired people were classified as non-disposable.
Open Questions
- What is the specific source of the hacking attempt?
- What are the court’s current plans to strengthen its cybersecurity?
- Are there any plans for additional disciplinary action or legal action related to personal information leakage incidents?
