The Ministry of Science and ICT reported on the plans for responding to cyber threats and digital disruptions during the year-end and New Year's period amid the impeachment turmoil at a cabinet meeting on the 24th, and assessed the response posture of the Internet Damage Response Center.
The Ministry of Science and ICT has diagnosed that cyber threats, such as server hacking, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, spam, and smishing, which exploit the state of emergency and impeachment situation, are expected to rise and is operating a 24-hour online and offline response system.
Plans are in place to operate a 24-hour hotline for telecommunications service providers, including the three major telecommunications companies, 11 in total, seven value-added telecommunications businesses, such as Naver and Kakao, and eight data center operators. Service providers are adding mobile base stations to areas expected to attract large crowds due to pro- and anti-impeachment rallies, while digital service operators are increasing server resources by up to double in anticipation of traffic surges.
Minister Yoo Sang-im visited the Internet Damage Response Center and emphasized, "Given the rapidly changing domestic and international environment, there is a high possibility that cyber threats will also become complex and varied, so we must maintain a seamless response posture."