Lee Jun-seok "Kim Jae-won, the White Hacker Who Revealed the Ruling Party Primary Vulnerability"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, and Kim Jae-won, Supreme Council member, are attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 12th, conversing during the meeting. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, defended Kim Jae-won, a Supreme Council member, calling him a "white hacker" who revealed vulnerabilities in the Democratic Party's primary election.

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 12th, Lee said, "Kim, who publicly disclosed the vulnerabilities of the Democratic Party's primary rules on Facebook, is clearly a white hacker."

Kim sparked controversy over "reverse selection" by posting on Facebook a request for people to join the Democratic Party's primary electorate after applying to participate the day before. In response, the Democratic Party said it was considering legal action. Lee Jae-myung, Gyeonggi Province Governor and a ruling party presidential candidate, also criticized it as a "de facto criminal act."

Lee pointed out, "The first thing to note is that the Democratic Party excessively increased the number of national primary voters by sending too many spam messages to unspecified many people." He added, "From the fact that Democratic Party lawmakers I know also sent me many participation messages, it seems they urged 'ordinary citizens' who have close relationships with Democratic Party lawmakers to join the primary electorate."

Lee emphasized, "Using this kind of promotional method will obviously result in a voter base composed more of citizens with close ties to Democratic Party lawmakers than ordinary citizens, leading to results detached from the general public sentiment." He added jokingly, "If anything, having Kim as part of it might actually reflect public sentiment more accurately."

He also said, "Originally, hackers who exploit security vulnerabilities with the intent to harm the target are black hackers, while those who report security flaws in advance to allow for fixes are white hackers."

Meanwhile, Lee also reinforced his stance on abolishing the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Ministry of Unification. He argued, "Since these are special ministries that have existed for over 20 years, it is time to evaluate their special missions."

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