South Korean banks have been subjected to an average of nearly 600 cyberattacks per day since 2017, with China being the chief country where attacks are originating from, says South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC).
A recent FSC report disclosed by South Korean National Assembly member Kang Min-Kook showed that from 2017 to 2021, 17 banks in South Korea were subjected to 1,091,606 cyberattacks, averaging 598 attacks per day with at least a third coming from China, according to Yonhap News Agency.
