Archive · 4 Oct 2026
South Korean Court Hacking Attempts Surge Amid Bank Data Breaches
South Korea’s court computer network faced many more hacking attempts this year than during the same months last year.
The court recorded nearly 240,000 attempts from January to August.
March was the busiest month.
Separately, several banks have reported information leaks after hacking attacks.
Hana Bank said information about 89 customers was exposed.
The leaked details included names, addresses, phone numbers and resident registration numbers.
The financial regulator told firms to check their computer security.
It also moved up a meeting with affected financial firms to discuss responses.
Court network hacking attempts reached 239,145 from January through August, about 2.4 times the same period last year.
March had the most attempts, with 48,263; May and June followed with 39,915 and 34,083.
The National Court Administration data showed 141,528 attempts for all of last year.
Hana Bank said hackers exposed personal information belonging to 89 customers, including identification numbers, names, addresses and phone numbers.
South Korea’s financial regulator ordered firms to review computer security and brought forward a meeting with financial firms affected by recent leaks.
- Who
- South Korea’s National Court Administration reported the court-network figures; the Financial Services Commission and affected financial firms are responding to bank data leaks.
- What
- Court-network hacking attempts rose sharply, while recent cyberattacks also exposed customer information at financial institutions.
- When
- Court-network figures cover January through August this year; the financial regulator’s emergency meeting was scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- The articles report increased hacking attempts and customer information leaks, prompting security checks and a meeting on responses.
- Court-network attempts, January–August
- 239,145
- Same period last year
- 101,205 attempts
- Increase compared with same period last year
- About 2.4 times as many attempts
- Busiest month
- March, with 48,263 attempts
- Full-year court-network attempts last year
- 141,528
- Hana Bank customers whose information was leaked
- 89
- Information exposed
- Resident registration numbers, names, addresses and phone numbers