2024-07-30 22:03:16
The Defense Intelligence Command (DIC) announced on the 30th that it had become aware of the incident involving a military employee who exposed the identity of a North Korean agent in June. The DIC subsequently recalled personnel dispatched overseas and imposed a ban on business trips.
The intelligence agency said this at the Intelligence Committee meeting held at the National Assembly that afternoon, according to floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties, Rep. Lee Seong-gwon of the People Power Party and Rep. Park Seon-won of the Democratic Party of Korea.
The information agency explained, “We found out around June and took three measures to minimize the damage,” adding, “The first was to immediately return personnel dispatched overseas.”
He continued, “We have banned a second business trip,” and “For the third time, we have taken security measures to resolve the issue through a thorough inspection of the system side.”
He also emphasized that the leak of military secrets by the military personnel this time was “not hacking” and that “the system that can continue to perform the original duties of the intelligence service has been significantly restored.”
According to the military and others on the 29th, the Defense Counterintelligence Command confirmed that confidential information, including personal information of intelligence agency black agents, had been leaked, and last month, it booked military employee A, who is suspected of leaking this information externally via a laptop, on charges of violating the Military Secrets Protection Act, and conducted a forced investigation through search and seizure.
It has been reported that Mr. A, who was a former military officer who engaged in espionage activities and was reemployed as a military employee in the intelligence agency, handed over confidential information including the real names of black agents, countries of operation, and the status of the entire unit to a Chinese compatriot (Joseonjok). However, Mr. A is said to be claiming that he was hacked by North Korea.
The counterintelligence agency is not ruling out the possibility that this ethnic Korean could be an informant for the North Korean Reconnaissance General Bureau. It is also reported that they are intensively investigating whether there was any contact or connection between Mr. A and a North Korean spy, and whether the information could have been passed on to North Korea or a third country.
In addition, the investigation is also looking into whether Mr. A had an internal assistant in the process of saving confidential information on his personal laptop. Fact-checking is also being conducted to determine whether there are any shortcomings in security regulations and confidentiality handling systems.
(Seoul = News 1)
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