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The fate of the undercover agents has become a major concern for South Korean intelligence.
South Korea's Defense Ministry is investigating the leak of classified information about military intelligence officers that local media reported may have reached North Korea. Potentially leaked data includes information on Army intelligence units and intelligence gathering operations (HUMINT)
The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Korea stated that the case is under investigation and it is not possible to provide a detailed explanation at this time. At the same time, even after the investigation is completed, some details may remain closed, so as not to complicate military operations and preserve the confidentiality of South Korean units.
The Maeil Business Newspaper, citing a Democratic lawmaker, reported that South Korea has restricted the activities of foreign intelligence agents because of the leak, in some cases even recalling them back.
It is also reported that the leak was discovered about a month ago and includes both "white agents" working as diplomats in South Korean embassies abroad, and "black agents" working under the cover of businessmen or civilians.
These developments come just weeks after the FBI accused North Korea expert Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst, of working with South Korean agents to advance their interests.
The Counterintelligence Command suspects that the leak occurred through the personal laptop of a military civilian employee of the Foreign Operations Department of the South Korean Military Intelligence Command. A version is being considered that this person deliberately extracted and leaked information, although he himself claims that his laptop was hacked.
Song Jong-seok, a professor of cybersecurity at Yeongnam University, noted that the leak has serious implications for the national security of the Republic of Korea, as the training of secret agents takes years, and their disclosure can seriously disrupt intelligence-gathering operations. In addition, the fate of the agents themselves, who did not have time to leave the DPRK, is now in great doubt.
Shin Seung-ki, a senior analyst at the Korea Institute of Defense Studies, emphasized the need to tighten command, control and response measures in this area to protect the secrecy of South Korean agents.
It is worth noting that this is not the first case of South Korean intelligence leaks to the DPRK. So, in 2018, South Korean prosecutors detained two military intelligence officers for selling military secrets that included the identification data of foreign agents. After a thorough investigation, both were sentenced to four years in prison.
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South Korea's Defense Ministry is investigating the leak of classified information about military intelligence officers that local media reported may have reached North Korea. Potentially leaked data includes information on Army intelligence units and intelligence gathering operations (HUMINT)
The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Korea stated that the case is under investigation and it is not possible to provide a detailed explanation at this time. At the same time, even after the investigation is completed, some details may remain closed, so as not to complicate military operations and preserve the confidentiality of South Korean units.
The Maeil Business Newspaper, citing a Democratic lawmaker, reported that South Korea has restricted the activities of foreign intelligence agents because of the leak, in some cases even recalling them back.
It is also reported that the leak was discovered about a month ago and includes both "white agents" working as diplomats in South Korean embassies abroad, and "black agents" working under the cover of businessmen or civilians.
These developments come just weeks after the FBI accused North Korea expert Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst, of working with South Korean agents to advance their interests.
The Counterintelligence Command suspects that the leak occurred through the personal laptop of a military civilian employee of the Foreign Operations Department of the South Korean Military Intelligence Command. A version is being considered that this person deliberately extracted and leaked information, although he himself claims that his laptop was hacked.
Song Jong-seok, a professor of cybersecurity at Yeongnam University, noted that the leak has serious implications for the national security of the Republic of Korea, as the training of secret agents takes years, and their disclosure can seriously disrupt intelligence-gathering operations. In addition, the fate of the agents themselves, who did not have time to leave the DPRK, is now in great doubt.
Shin Seung-ki, a senior analyst at the Korea Institute of Defense Studies, emphasized the need to tighten command, control and response measures in this area to protect the secrecy of South Korean agents.
It is worth noting that this is not the first case of South Korean intelligence leaks to the DPRK. So, in 2018, South Korean prosecutors detained two military intelligence officers for selling military secrets that included the identification data of foreign agents. After a thorough investigation, both were sentenced to four years in prison.
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