
Author name ‘MOFA’… Ministry of Foreign Affairs document format confirmed, not an official official document
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Files containing personal information, including passport numbers, of 168 passengers on Air Force Unit 1, including President Lee Jae-myung and his wife, were leaked. The name of the file's author was reported as 'MOFA', the English abbreviation for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and although the document format is correct, it is said to be not an official official document. It was confirmed that the file was uploaded to VirusTotal just before the trip to Belgium in early June.
Investigative and diplomatic authorities are focusing their efforts on identifying details, including the author of the Air Force Unit 1 passenger list file, including President Lee Jae-myung and his wife.
Regarding the name of the author of the leaked file on the 4th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "We are confirming the facts with related organizations such as the National Police Agency, so it is difficult to give a detailed answer."
It has been reported that the file containing personal information, including passport numbers, of President Lee and the 168 members of the tour team had the author's name 'MOFA', the English abbreviation for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained the day before that this file, which is in the form of an Excel sheet, is the correct format for a document prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the organization overseeing the summit tour event, by collecting information on the passengers on Air Force Unit 1.
However, this document is not an official document with a seal, etc., and is similar to an attachment to an official document, so it is not immediately confirmed who wrote it, but if the author is MOFA, the possibility that it is a document within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs increases.
This document was posted on 'Virus Total', a site that tests for foreign malware infections, in early June, right before President Lee's visit to European countries such as Belgium.
In light of this, it is possible that the document was leaked in the process of being delivered and shared with related organizations or the government of the other country through the embassy in Belgium.
Some reports say that the name of the file's author is 'bruno', a Belgian name, and is being discussed as the basis for this possibility.
The police and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are also confirming the facts in this regard.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The police and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will confirm the facts about the file's creator and how it was leaked.
Very likely · Within days

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