Hyundai Motor Group of South Korea received bomb threats and was extorted for 13 bitcoins.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Hyundai Group and Hyundai Motor Group office buildings in Seoul, South Korea, received a bomb threat email on the morning of the 19th. The suspect claimed that if 13 bitcoins were not paid, the building would be detonated, and threatened to move the bomb to Yangjae-dong to continue the attack. Police have deployed special forces and other resources to conduct a search, but no explosives have been found so far. The report points out that large South Korean companies, including Samsung, KT, Kakao, and Naver, have recently received similar threats. Police are continuing their investigation to identify the suspect. (Sisa Journal)