Seoul and Washington are in the process of devising a new wartime operational plan, the chairman of the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Monday, amid reports that the current plans had been obtained by DPRK-linked hackers.

“We are drawing up a new operational plan while re-estimating overall conditions, including our capabilities in accordance with North Korea’s new advanced threats,” General Jeong Kyeong-doo said during a parliamentary audit.

“This is an issue we continue to review… we plan to continue consultation [with Washington],” he added.

South Korean lawmaker Rhee Cheol-hee last week said that North Korea-linked hackers had