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Evidence of selling stolen personal data discovered in hackers' community: gov't

Online security authorities have identified suspected selling of personal information stolen from Korean medical and educational organizations, as well as online shopping platforms, and advised companies to take precautions, officials said Wednesday. The Ministry of Science and ICT said the findings were identified through research conducted with the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), advising local businesses and organizations to strengthen their cybersecurity activities. According to the ministry, an unidentified hacking group was suspected of having sold stolen data from local organizations and online shopping malls in a community of hackers from December to Monday. The ministry said it plans to continue surveillance of the illegal circulation of data online in cooperation with KISA on the dark web, while providing technical support and preventive measures for companies affected by data breaches.

Jan 7, 2026By Yonhap
Evidence of selling stolen personal data discovered in hackers' community: gov't

Labor ministry vows stern measures against Coupang over alleged violations

The labor ministry on Tuesday vowed to take stern action against U.S. e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. amid allegations the company violated a set of workplace laws. The remark came after the Ministry of Employment and Labor launched a task force to investigate suspected violations of labor and industrial accident laws, which came to the surface following the company's recent data breach that affected 33.7 million users, or about two-thirds of the South Korean population. Specifically, the team plans to investigate reports that the company engaged in the illegal dispatch of workers and operated programs aimed at laying off low-performance workers. The team will also look into allegations that the company pressured the family of a deceased worker, whose death was presumed to be linked to overwork, to sign a settlement on the condition that they would not file for industrial accident compensation. "Concealing industrial accidents and the illegal dispatch of workers are serious crimes that deny workers' basic rights," Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon said, noting the government intends to take ac

Jan 6, 2026By Yonhap
Labor ministry vows stern measures against Coupang over alleged violations

Police raid special counsel office in martial law probe

Police on Tuesday raided a special counsel office, as part of their investigation into allegations that the Ministry of Justice attempted to secure detention space within correctional facilities following the martial law declaration in December 2024. A special investigation team from the Korean National Police Agency sent investigators to the office of special counsel Cho Eun-suk in southern Seoul in the morning to secure the detention space-related data from documents previously seized by Cho's team during its raid on former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae. Police said the raid was conducted in connection with the probe into Shin Yong-hae, former head of the Korea Correctional Service, who is accused of playing a role in the martial law imposition. Shin is suspected of assessing detention capacity at correctional facilities in the capital area under the direction of Park during martial law. Shin is said to have reported to Park that an additional 3,600 detainees could be accommodated. The special counsel team concluded last month that Shin also asked his subordinates to write a document

Jan 6, 2026By Yonhap
Police raid special counsel office in martial law probe

Prosecution, police form joint investigation team to handle Unification Church allegations

The prosecution and the police formed a joint investigation team Tuesday to handle various allegations of bribery among the Unification Church, the Shincheonji Church of Jesus and politicians, the Supreme Prosecutors Office (SPO) said. The launch of the new team comes after the legally mandated investigation period of special counsel Min Joong-ki's team ended last month before it was able to fully determine the details of alleged bribery between the Unification Church and multiple lawmakers of both the ruling and main opposition parties. The SPO said the joint team will look into not only the Unification Church but also the religious sect, Shincheonji, and other faith groups to determine whether they provided bribes to politicians and meddled in elections. Kim Tae-hoon, chief of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office, has been tapped to lead the joint team, it said in a press release, adding the body will comprise 47 prosecutors and police officials and have offices inside the Seoul High Prosecutors Office and the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office. President Lee Jae Myung

Jan 6, 2026By Yonhap
Prosecution, police form joint investigation team to handle Unification Church allegations

Activist under probe for defamation of sexual slavery victims

Police on Tuesday opened an investigation into a civic activist accused of insulting victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery and damaging their memorial statues. The Yangsan Police Station, South Gyeongsang province, said it has booked the activist, whose identity is withheld, on charges of defamation, violation of the law on assembly and demonstration, and property damage. The activist has triggered controversy by staging a campaign across the country to dismantle girl statues symbolizing the former sex slaves, euphemistically called "comfort women." He is accused of posting on his social media account a photo of a school where such a statue is installed, along with insulting comments, such as "Are you providing career guidance on prostitution by erecting a statue of a prostitute on school grounds?" and "It's a symbol of fraud." He also posted a photo of himself holding a banner that reads "Stop the comfort women fraud!" in front of the Asahi Shimbun building in Japan. The police said they have begun to investigate the activist after receiving a complaint against him in September last

Jan 6, 2026By Yonhap
Activist under probe for defamation of sexual slavery victims

Police investigate 20 Coupang-related cases

Police, who formed a comprehensive task force (TF) last week to investigate various suspicions surrounding Coupang, are now looking into 20 complaints and accusations involving the e-commerce giant, a ranking police official said Monday. "First of all, 18 cases are under investigation, including one filed by Coupang, and seven complaints and accusations against Coupang and its executives," the official said in a meeting with reporters. They include one case filed by Coupang against a suspect who leaked its customer information, seven cases filed against Coupang and its executives over data breach, three cases related to workers' deaths presumed to be caused by overwork, and five cases related to the alleged creation of a blacklist of individuals deemed persona non grata. In addition, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency is investigating two cases of suspected secondary damage related to Coupang. The agency launched the 86-member TF last Thursday to intensively investigate all Coupang-related allegations. It has been reported that the police have begun analyzing Coupang's internal data pr

Jan 5, 2026By Yonhap
Police investigate 20 Coupang-related cases

Disciplinary committee to convene against 7 senior officers involved in martial law

The defense ministry said Monday it will convene a committee meeting to decide on disciplinary measures against seven general-level officers involved in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law bid. The move comes as the ministry has been ramping up efforts to rebuild the military in the aftermath of the Dec. 3 martial law attempt in 2024, which led to the suspension of high-level officers across the military. The seven officers are among the 34 people aboard a bus that departed for Seoul from the Army headquarters in Gyeryong, some 145 kilometers south of Seoul, upon an order by former Army chief and martial law commander Park An-su. The bus left for Seoul shortly after the National Assembly voted to lift the Dec. 3 martial law decree but returned about 30 minutes after departure. As part of the ministry's martial law probe into those who were aboard the bus, Brig. Gen. Kim Sang-hwan, chief of the Army's legal affairs office and one of those aboard the bus, was demoted to the rank of colonel last month.

Jan 5, 2026By Yonhap
Disciplinary committee to convene against 7 senior officers involved in martial law

Civic group files complaint against DPK lawmaker over bribery allegations

A civic group on Monday filed a complaint against Rep. Kim Byung-kee of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), accusing him of accepting illegal political funds from local councilors five years ago. The complaint was submitted by the group dedicated to restoring judicial justice to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in the morning. Rep. Kim is suspected of receiving a large sum from two local councilors in his Seoul constituency in 2020 and returning the money three to five months later. The group previously filed a separate complaint against Rep. Kim over other corruption allegations, including his suspected acceptance of a high-priced accommodation voucher from Korean Air. He resigned as the DPK's floor leader late last month. The same civic group also filed a complaint against Kim Hyun-ji, a personal secretary of President Lee Jae Myung, accusing her of condoning the allegations related to Rep. Kim while serving as the DPK chairperson's secretary.

Jan 5, 2026By Yonhap
Civic group files complaint against DPK lawmaker over bribery allegations

Ex-President Yoon's insurrection trial to conclude this week

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol's trial on charges of leading an insurrection through his short-lived imposition of martial law is set to conclude this week amid keen interest in the level of punishment he will face, including the possibility of the death penalty. The Seoul Central District Court is scheduled to hold four hearings this week -- on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday -- in the insurrection trial of Yoon, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, former National Police Agency chief Cho Ji-ho and five others, according to legal sources. Kim, Cho and the five others are accused of playing a key role in an insurrection in connection with the December 2024 martial law attempt, and their two trials were merged with Yoon's last week. On Monday and Tuesday, the court is scheduled to complete its questioning of the former defense minister before finalizing deliberations Wednesday and Friday. Due to the large number of defendants, the final hearings are expected to run late into the night, though in the case of former police chief Cho, who is battling blood cancer, his final arguments

Jan 5, 2026By Yonhap
Ex-President Yoon's insurrection trial to conclude this week

Intruder counter-suing Nana claims he ‘never laid a finger on her’ as prison letter fuels backlash

A man who broke into the home of Korean singer-actress Nana and was jailed on robbery charges has now filed a counter-complaint against her — and his handwritten prison letter, released through local TV, is stirring anger among Korean social media users. According to JTBC news program “Crime Chief,” the intruder, identified only as A, sent five letters from detention through an acquaintance, insisting that he did not attack Nana or her mother and that he was instead stabbed during the struggle. He wrote that he had entered the home only for theft, saying he wore gloves and a headset but “did not prepare a weapon in advance,” and that he only grabbed Nana’s mother tightly to stop her from moving rather than engaging in a violent fight. He further claimed that Nana attempted to stab him with a household object. “I was pierced about 7 centimeters between my ear and neck, but I never touched any part of Nana’s body — not even a single hair.” He also alleged that he broke into the home because he needed money for his mother’s hospital bills, and that after being subdue

Jan 4, 2026By Xportsnews
Intruder counter-suing Nana claims he ‘never laid a finger on her’ as prison letter fuels backlash
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