The Ministry of Science and ICT stated, “‘MS-originated chaos,’ presumed to be due to errors during security program updates… Currently assessing damages in Korea.”

, “The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning is investigating the situation where some computer-based services using Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system and a specific security program are malfunctioning.”,

, “An official from the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning explained, ‘It is understood that errors occurred as the global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike updated its security program, causing a conflict with Microsoft’s ‘Windows 10’ operating system version.'”,

, “The official stated, ‘At present, the possibility of hacking is considered low,’ and added, ‘If the security solution provided by CrowdStrike is used on cloud systems that run the Windows 10 operating system, abnormal behaviors may occur.'”,

, “The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning is currently communicating with CrowdStrike’s Korea branch to assess the domestic impact of the situation.”,

, “The Ministry has also requested Microsoft’s Korea branch to promptly identify the cause of the incident and the extent of the damage.”,

, “The Ministry plans to announce response measures on the ‘Borhonara’ website, run by the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), which provides information on protection and cyber threat intelligence.”,
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