백태현 통일부 대변인은 4일 정례브리핑에서 “지난 3일 해당 공격을 인지했다”며 “통일부는 국가사이버안전센터, 경찰청 사이버수사과, 과학기술정보통신부 등 주요 유관기관에 상황을 전파했다”고 밝혔다.
Unification Ministry spokesman, Baek Tae-hyun, said in a regular press briefing on the 4th, "We were aware of the attack on the 3rd. The Unification Ministry has spread the situation to major related agencies including the National Cyber Security Center, the cyber investigation division of the National Police Agency, and the Ministry of Science, Technology, Information, and Communication."