홈 / History of NIS / Major Milestones
| June 1961 | Korean Central Intelligence Agency established (first director, Kim Jong-pil) and the Korean Central Intelligence Agency Act promulgatedPicture View |
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| September 1961 | Motto conceived: ‘We work in the shadows to protect the sunlit land’Picture View |
| May 1962 | Central Intelligence School opened |
| December 1963 | Korean Central Intelligence Agency Act amended (reorganized into an entity directly reporting to the president) |
| August 1965 | ‘113’ hotline established for reporting of North Korean secret agents |
| July 1967 | Capture of a North Korean spy ring based in East Berlin announcedPicture View |
| July 1972 | July 4 Inter-Korean Joint Statement announced (Director Lee Hu-rak) |
| February 1974 | Capture of a North Korean spy ring based on Ulreung IslandPicture View |
| November 1975 | Capture of a spy ring of Japanese students of Korean ancestry studying at Korean universities Picture View |
| January 1981 | Renamed as the ‘National Security Planning Agency’ |
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| December 1982 | Capture of a spy ring of Korean descendents residing in Japan who engaged in espionage under the pretext of visiting their homeland |
| October 1983 | North Korea's bombing of the Aung San mausoleum in Myanmar investigatedPicture View |
| September 1986 | Security provided for the 1986 Asian Games |
| November 1987 | Kim Hyun-hee, the bomber of KAL 858, apprehendedPicture View |
| September 1988 | Security provided for the 1988 Seoul OlympicsPicture View |
| October 1990 | Arrest of those involved in the South Korean socialist workers' alliance |
| January 1991 | Counter-terrorism task force team established in response to Gulf War |
| October 1992 | Investigation findings announced concerning espionage by South Koreans acting as spies for the North Korean Workers' PartyPicture View |
| August 1993 | Security provided for the Daejeon EXPO |
| February 1994 | Opening of International crime reporting and counseling center |
| September 1995 | Commencement of online public information services |
| May 1998 | Stone with the engraved motto: ‘Intelligence is national might’ unveiledPicture View |
| January 1999 | NIS launched |
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| September 1999 | Investigation findings announced concerning espionage by the Revolutionary Party for People and Democracy |
| October 2000 | Security provided for the Seoul ASEM SummitPicture View |
| May 2002 | Security provided for the 2002 FIFA World CupPicture View |
| February 2004 | Opening of the National Cyber Security CenterPicture View |
| April 2005 | Terrorism Information Integration Center launched |
| November 2005 | Security provided for the Busan APEC Summit |
| October 2006 | Arrest of those involved in espionage by the Ilsimwhoe spy ring linked to a North Korean operations organization |
| October 2008 | Motto changed to ‘Anonymous dedication to freedom and truth’Picture View |
| June 2009 | ‘111’ call center launched |
| April 2010 | Apprehension of a spy attempting to assassinate Hwang Jang-yeop, a former high-ranking North Korean official who defected to South Korea |
| November 2010 | Provided security for the Seoul G20 Summit |
- Korean Central Intelligence Agency established (first director, Kim Jong-pil) and the Korean Central Intelligence Agency Act promulgated (June 1961)
