Cleaners clean the stairs as a man using a mobile phone walks by at Sejong Centre for the Perfoming Arts in central Seoul in this March 8, 2013 file photo. South Korea is expected to release jobs data this week. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Files GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD PACKAGE - SEARCH 'BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD FEBRUARY 15' FOR ALL IMAGES
SEOUL: South Korea’s spy agency said that North Korea had hacked into smartphones belonging to a number of key government officials, part of a series of cyberattacks launched after its fourth nuclear test.
The revelations by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) came as the government is seeking to push through parliament an anti-cyber terrorism law that critics say would grant the agency unmatched surveillance powers over cyberspace, including messenger servicing networks.
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