With personal data leaks and asset thefts occurring in quick succession at South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, financial authorities are summoning every industry security chief for an emergency response. The Financial Supervisory Service will hold a hacking-incident response meeting on Nov. 19 to scrutinize each operator’s security posture and measures to prevent a recurrence.

According to the crypto industry on Nov. 8, the meeting will bring together the chief information security officers (CISOs) of every crypto asset business registered in South Korea, including won-market and coin-market exchanges as well as custody providers. The FSS plans to examine each company’s security management and internal control operations, and to…