South Korean Police Seek Damages Over Bomb Threats Against Tech Giants, Presidential Office

South Korean police are pursuing civil lawsuits to claim damages from individuals arrested for making bomb threats against prominent corporations and the presidential office. The suspects are accused of sending threatening messages, including demands for money, through the Kakao CS Center. These threats targeted major companies such as Naver, KT, Kakao, and Samsung Electronics, as well as the presidential office. The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency has completed legal reviews for filing lawsuits related to two cases of "false online public threats." The first case involved four individuals, including a 10-year-old identified only as A, who allegedly sent threats between December 2025 and February 2026 to Naver, KT, Kakao, and Samsung Electronics, claiming bombs were planted and demanding payment. These individuals were arrested between January and March of last year on charges of obstruction of justice by deception and public threat. A second case involves an individual identified as B, in their 20s, who allegedly made threats in December 2025 using a VPN to mask their IP address. This threat targeted the presidential office, apartment complexes in Bundang, Seongnam City, and other locations, using a different person's name online.