Hackers stole the names, birth dates and addresses of 997 North Koreans by infecting a computer with malicious code, according to the Yonhap news agency.
"Recognizing a possibility of one personal computer at the Hana Center in North Gyeongsang Province having been hacked, we carried out an on-site probe on Dec. 19 in cooperation with the provincial government and the center and confirmed the computer was infected with a malicious code", the ministry was quoted as saying by the agency.
The ministry said no data leaks or hacking incidents had been confirmed in other resettlement centres.
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Commenting on the issue, North Korea's Deputy UN Ambassador Kim In-ryong has noted that attempts to link North Korea with the cyberattacks are "ridiculous."
