The Ministry of Science and ICT said on the 13th it would produce the findings of its investigation into the KT hacking incident as quickly as possible.

Minister Bae Kyung-hoon, also Deputy Prime Minister, receives documents from staff while listening to questions from Commissioners as he conducts a parliamentary audit by the National Assembly's Science. ICT. Broadcasting. and Communications Committee on the Ministry of Science and ICT at the Government Complex Sejong in Sejong City on the 13th. /Courtesy of News1

Ryu Je-myung, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT, responded at the National Assembly's Science. ICT. Broadcasting. and Communications Committee audit held at the Government Complex Sejong that day, after Kim Woo-young of the Democratic Party of Korea pointed out, "For SK Telecom, the investigation results were released 27 days after the hacking incident, but KT has no response."

Vice Minister Ryu explained, "The SKT investigation took a total of 76 days, and the KT task force was formed on the 9th of last month, so it has been a little over a month."

He added, "As KT is under police investigation, a few variables are emerging, and the joint task force is carrying out multiple reviews with the police," and "Unlike the SKT hacking case, which involved new malicious code, an interim briefing is a bit difficult."

Vice Minister Ryu said, "We are working to expedite the process and deliver results as quickly as possible."

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