Key facts
- President Lee Jae Myung proposed a centralized cybersecurity agency after his passport details were leaked, according to the report.
- Tech experts cited by the report said a new organization alone would do little without addressing complacency.
- The report says businesses and government agencies treat tighter cybersecurity as an unnecessary expense until a serious breach occurs.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is pushing for a centralized cybersecurity agency after his passport details were leaked, according to a report published November 5, 2026. The report says Lee considers the issue a national security priority.
The report says tech experts warn that creating a new organization alone will do little to address what it describes as complacency, with businesses and government agencies viewing tighter cybersecurity as an unnecessary expense until a serious breach occurs. The experts are not named.
The report says the proposal comes amid growing scrutiny of cybersecurity in South Korea, but the body is truncated at that point and gives no further detail on the scrutiny, the agency's proposed mandate or a timeline.