Hyundai Group hit by Bitcoin bomb email as police probe copycat extortion
Crypto Briefing
Hyundai Group received a Bitcoin extortion email threatening to bomb its office, part of a wider wave of copycat threats against South Korean firms.Summary
Hyundai Group received a threatening email demanding 13 Bitcoin, valued at over $1 million, to prevent a bomb from detonating at its Jongno-gu office at 11:30 AM. Following the threat, the building was evacuated, and police special forces investigated, ultimately confirming the threat was a hoax with no explosives found. This incident is linked to a recent surge of similar bomb threats and extortion demands targeting major South Korean corporations, including Kakao, Samsung Electronics, Naver, and KT, suggesting a pattern of copycat criminal activity.
(Source：Crypto Briefing)