Bomb Threat at Kakao Pangyo Headquarters... All Employees Switched to Remote Work

"Employee Safety Comes First"

All employees at Kakao have been urgently switched to remote work after a threatening message claiming that explosives had been installed at the company headquarters was received.

According to Kakao on December 15, a threatening message stating that explosives had been placed at Kakao's headquarters, Pangyo Agit in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, was received by the customer service center earlier that morning. The message's author reportedly claimed to have installed homemade explosives at the Kakao headquarters.

Kakao Pangyo Agit, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Photo by Jin-Hyung Kang aymsdream@

In response, Kakao immediately notified the police and fire authorities and sent home all employees who had come to the office.

A Kakao representative stated, "We have decided to switch all employees to remote work, prioritizing the safety of our staff above all else."