Police Launch Investigation into Hacking of ‘Daehanminguk Jeongbu’ YouTube Channel
Investigation into Hacking of National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and Korea Tourism Organization YouTube Channels
The National Police Agency in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on the 2nd, when the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Police Bureau officially launched. / Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The police have launched an investigation into the hacking incident of the official YouTube channel of the Government of the Republic of Korea.
On the 4th, the Cyber Terror Investigation Unit of the National Police Agency's National Investigation Headquarters announced that it is investigating the case after receiving a request from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism the previous afternoon. They are working to ascertain the circumstances of the incident in which the 'Government of the Republic of Korea' YouTube channel was hijacked through external hacking and restored within four hours.
The Government of the Republic of Korea YouTube channel operated by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism was renamed to ‘SpaceX Invest’ at around 3:20 a.m. the previous day. The altered channel featured a live cryptocurrency-related video showing an interview with Elon Musk, CEO of the American electric vehicle company Tesla.
Previously, the Korea Tourism Organization's overseas promotional YouTube channel, ‘Imagine Your Korea,’ was hacked twice, causing the channel to be suspended and then restored. Additionally, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's YouTube channel also showed a cryptocurrency-related live video on the 29th of last month, which was restored after two hours.
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A police official stated, "We have currently begun investigating the hacking incident," and added, "We plan to investigate the hacking incidents involving the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and the Korea Tourism Organization's YouTube channels together."
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