Police conduct special crackdown on deepfake videos… 24 suspects identified for investigation
First investigation on Telegram headquarters also underway for aiding false videos,
Seoul Women’s Association activists and feminist college students from the Seoul Women’s Association student union are holding an urgent press conference condemning deepfake sexual crimes in front of Exit 10 of Gangnam Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 29th. They stated that deepfake sexual crimes are not a joke but an attempt to destroy women’s lives through sexual violence, urging the government to thoroughly investigate the truth, punish the perpetrators, and take fundamental measures to prevent recurrence. 2024.8.29/News1 ⓒ News1 Reporter Park Jung-ho,
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporter Lee Ki-bum =The police received 88 reports in the week following a special crackdown on deepfake sexual crimes on the 28th of last month. There were 51 victims. The police have identified 24 suspects and are conducting full-fledged investigations.’,
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, ‘Woo Jong-soo, head of the National Investigation Headquarters at the National Police Agency, revealed this at a regular press briefing at the Cheongsa office in Migeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 2nd.’,
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, ‘Earlier on the 28th of last month, the Ministry of Education reported a total of 196 cases of deepfake victimization among students and teachers, requesting investigations into 179 cases.’,
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, Regarding the difference in the number of reports, Director Woo explained, “The Ministry of Education does not submit victim reports in bulk to the National Police Agency via the Education Ministry. (The 88 cases) were reported individually by victims to each provincial investigative agency, so we need to further examine which cases overlap with the Education Ministry reports.”‘,
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, ‘The police have also begun internal investigations on deepfake bot channels with 220,000 and 420,000 participants.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has initiated an internal investigation against Telegram headquarters for aiding dissemination of false videos. This is the first investigation into Telegram’s corporate entity. It is understood that police have sent an email to Telegram for this purpose, laying the groundwork for future investigations as seen with the arrest of the Telegram founder in France.’,
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, ‘The police plan to actively pursue expanding measures to combat digital sexual crimes involving minors to include adults.’,
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, ‘Director Woo stated, “There is a growing need to expand disguised investigations into digital sexual crimes to adults, which both the police and society feel, as raised continuously by political parties and women’s organizations. We will actively push for institutional improvements, allowing post-approval in addition to the current requirement of prior approval for undercover investigations if necessary, in light of this incident.”‘,]