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According to South Korea’s authority for internet safety, a Chinese hacker organization conducted a cyberattack against 12 South Korean academic institutions on Wednesday.

Some departments of Jeju University and the Korea National University of Education were among the 12 institutions’ websites that were allegedly compromised on Sunday, according to the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA).

As of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, most websites, including the Korea Research Institute for Construction Policy, were still down.

According to KISA, a cyberattack against several South Korean agencies, including KISA, was predicted by the Chinese hacking outfit.

The Internet watchdog, however, was unaffected.

Around the Lunar New Year break, which lasted from Saturday to Tuesday, the Chinese hacking organization known as the Cyber Security Team asserted that it had successfully infiltrated the computer networks of 70 South Korean educational institutions.

It also threatened to reveal 54 gigabytes of material that it claimed to have stolen from the government and other public organizations in South Korea.

The Ministry of Science and ICT urged citizens and government organizations to be on the lookout for growing cyber threats.

On Tuesday, Lee Jong-ho, the minister of science, went to the Korea Internet Security Center to assess the security measures against potential cyberattacks.

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