Bitcoin Bomb Threat Hits Hyundai Group

Hyundai Group Faces Bitcoin Bomb Threat Amid Rising Corporate Extortion

• An email threatened to blow up Hyundai Group’s Jongno-gu office unless 13 Bitcoin were paid.
• The demanded ransom equates to over $1 million, with Bitcoin priced at approximately $87,000.
• This threat is part of a series targeting major South Korean corporations, including Kakao and Samsung Electronics.
• Similar threats were made against KT’s Bundang office via their online system on December 17.

Hyundai Group received a bomb threat demanding 13 Bitcoin, valued at over $1 million. This incident is part of a broader trend of extortion attempts against South Korean companies.