# South Korea’s Lee calls for powerful government-wide cybersecurity body

https://mins.news/en/item/126407

- Reuters, 2026-11-03 02:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-lee-calls-powerful-government-wide-cybersecurity-body-2026-11-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae94284401f6f00010d1e2e

> South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called on Tuesday for a powerful government-wide cybersecurity body to coordinate responsibilities spread across agencies, citing limits in the country’s current ability to protect critical systems.

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