South Korea's presidential office explains North Korea's email hack as ``individual staff member's carelessness''

In connection with the report that the email of an administrative official in the South Korean presidential office was hacked by North Korea, the presidential office stated, ``A violation of security regulations was caused by the carelessness of an individual administrative official who used free email for business purposes.''
``The cause was this,'' and ``We have taken measures to strengthen security, including increasing security awareness, to prevent it from happening again.'' Prior to this, according to a media report, in November last year, Yoon Seo-gi
The e-mail of an administrative official in the presidential office who was accompanying President Yeol and his wife Yoon Seok-yeo on their state visit to the United Kingdom was hacked by North Korea. In the course of their work, this administrative official uses the Office of the President's e-mail and portal services.
It was reported that the email hacked by North Korea was a Naver email account.
Information obtained by North Korea through hacking was revealed during President Yoon's state visit to the United Kingdom.
It turned out that the information included the dates and timetables of some of the events held, the details of the events, and a message from President Yoon. At the time of the hack, the National Intelligence Service learned the facts and notified the President's Office.
High-ranking officials who accompanied him on the trip reportedly held an emergency response meeting on site. The President's Office stated, ``External hacking attacks are becoming a regular occurrence, and we are conducting continuous monitoring against them.''
``We confirmed this before the start of the tour and took the necessary measures.'' He added, "The presidential office security system was not hacked."