Police investigating online threat to bomb Samsung Electronics headquarters
Entrance to Samsung Electronics headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province / Yonhap
Police have launched an investigation after an online post threatening to bomb Samsung Electronics’ headquarters was uploaded on a government emergency portal, just days after a similar threat targeted Incheon International Airport.
According to police, the message appeared on the 119 web report center at around 7:20 p.m. on Monday, reading, “I will bomb the Samsung Electronics headquarters.”
The poster included a name and other personal information, but no specific location was mentioned. Samsung’s main offices and facilities are spread across Seoul and Gyeonggi Province.
Authorities shared the threat with local police precincts in areas where Samsung operates and are conducting searches around its business sites.
Investigators are also tracing the suspect through a virtual private network (VPN) and working to verify the authenticity of the post.
This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.