The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of Korea today released its 2026 work plan, which includes a special investigation into high-risk areas disrupting market order, such as price manipulation in the virtual asset market. Key targets for monitoring include large-scale price manipulation, deliberate price manipulation during periods when certain exchanges suspend deposits and withdrawals, and trading activities involving the spread of false information through social media. Furthermore, the FSS has established a preparatory group for a basic law on digital assets, aiming to establish an information disclosure system for the issuance and trading of virtual assets, and plans to develop a function that uses AI analysis technology to automatically identify suspicious transactions. Regarding IT incidents in the financial sector, the agency intends to introduce a punitive fine system and strengthen the security responsibilities of CEOs and information protection officers.