Hyundai Group in South Korea Threatened with Explosion and Ransom of 13 Bitcoins

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Odaily Planet Daily News: On the morning of the 19th, the offices of Hyundai Group and Hyundai Motor Group in Seoul, South Korea, received bomb threat emails. The suspect claimed that if 13 Bitcoins were not paid, they would blow up the building and threatened to transfer the bomb to Ryangja-dong to continue the attack. The police have dispatched special forces and other units to investigate, and no explosives have been found so far. The report pointed out that recently, large Korean companies have frequently encountered similar threat incidents, including Samsung, KT, Kakao, Naver, etc. The police are actively pursuing the suspect’s identity. (Sisa Journal)

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