In the last five years, education-related institutions in South Korea have been targeted by cyber-attacks a total of 121,185 times. In the last year alone, over 700 cyber-attacks were made on 49 schools and universities, with students' personal information being stolen and leaked online. The number of cyber incidents has increased significantly since 2012, when there was only one such incident.
In the last five years, education-related institutions in South Korea have been targeted by cyber-attacks a total of 121,185 times. In the last year alone, over 700 cyber-attacks were made on 49 schools and universities, with students' personal information being stolen and leaked online. Data from the Korean Education and Research Information Service shows that government institutes were also targeted and breached, including the Education Ministry, Korean Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, and Korean Educational Development Institute.