Internal Document Leak Suspicion... Public Corruption Investigation Office Initiates Inspection of All Employees

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Agency (Gongsoocheo) has confirmed signs of leakage of an official document containing the list of successful prosecutor candidates and has launched an internal inspection targeting all employees.

On the 21st, Gongsoocheo announced that it detected signs of internal personnel data being leaked externally and, under the direction of Director Kim Jin-wook, has initiated an inspection investigation involving all employees.

Previously, on the 20th, before commencing a full-scale investigation, Gongsoocheo reportedly conducted a security check by examining employees' computers and documents. During this process, it confirmed signs that photo files of official documents were leaked from inside to outside, but personal mobile phones were not subject to the inspection.

The leakage of the official document is estimated to have occurred on the morning of the 20th. The document contained information already disclosed to the media, such as the list of successful Gongsoocheo prosecutor candidates announced on the 15th, and is not related to the investigation itself, Gongsoocheo explained.

However, Gongsoocheo plans to promptly complete a fact-finding investigation on the leakage target and purpose after identifying the leaker through the inspection, and will request an investigation by law enforcement agencies on charges of violating the Personal Information Protection Act and official secret leakage.

A Gongsoocheo official stated, "Separately, we plan to identify internal security vulnerabilities and carry out soundproof reinforcement work to ensure thorough security of investigations and investigation materials," adding, "We expect that this incident will raise the security awareness of all Gongsoocheo employees before the start of investigations."

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