Cyberattack attempts targeting South Korea’s Overseas Koreans Agency surged to 4,271 in the first seven months of this year, more than 12 times the 353 attempts recorded throughout last year, according to data released Tuesday. There were also five attempts to collect server information, four malware infection attempts and three attempts to exfiltrate server information. Despite the sharp increase in attack attempts, the Overseas Koreans Agency currently has no dedicated cybersecurity organization. The agency also had no separately allocated information security budget for the first three years after its establishment. This year, 2.701 billion won ($1.9 million), or 58.7 percent of the agency’s 4.601 billion won information budget, was allocated to information security.