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Blackmail, poaching and theft: CXMT's covert campaign to obtain Samsung tech by any means necessary

A former Samsung employee alleges that CXMT executives pressured Korean engineers for trade secrets amid Chinese government demands for advanced DRAM technology.

2026.9.30

A pair who face blackmail charges for trying to extort money from football player Son Heung-min appears for a pretrial detention hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on May 17, 2025. [YONHAP]

Court upholds prison terms for pair who blackmailed Son Heung-min via pregnancy claims

An appeals court on Wednesday upheld prison terms for a woman and a man for blackmailing football star Son Heung-min via pregnancy claims.

2026.4.8

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Mukbang YouTuber Tzuyang answers questions from the press in front of the Gangnam Police Station in southern Seoul on April 16, 2025. [YONHAP]

Youtuber Tzuyang's team concerned over blackmailer's planned constitutional complaint

YouTuber Tzuyang's legal team expressed concern over another YouTuber who plans to file a constitutional complaint after receiving a final prison sentence for extorting tens of millions of won from Tzuyang.

2026.3.18

Actor Jang Dong-ju, left, and an image showing messages Jang received from a hacker [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Actor Jang Dong-ju says phone hack led to months of extortion, massive financial losses

Actor Jang Dong-ju said Thursday that he endured months of extortion after his mobile phone was hacked, resulting in financial losses totaling tens of billions of won.

2026.1.29

A woman surnamed Yang facing blackmail charges for trying to extort money from Son Heung-min, left, and a man surnamed Yong appear for a pretrial detention hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul on May 17. [NEWS1]

Son Heung-min's blackmailer gets 4 years in prison

A woman surnamed Yang received a four-year prison sentence from a Seoul court on Monday for extorting Los Angeles FC forward Son Heung-min by falsely claiming she became pregnant with his child.

2025.12.8

Man who groped and then threatened renter given suspended sentence

A man in his 50s who threatened to file a countersuit after being reported for a sex crime was given a suspended sentence on appeal.

2025.12.7

A woman surnamed Yang, left, and her partner, a man surnamed Yong, accused of blackmailing footballer Son Heung-min, attend a warrant hearing at Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on May 17. [NEWS1]

Prosecutors seek 5-year sentence for woman over Son Heung-min blackmail

Prosecutors on Thursday requested a five-year prison sentence for a woman accused of blackmailing national football team captain Son Heung-min by falsely claiming she was pregnant with his child.

2025.11.27

National team football player Son Heung-min reacts after an exhibition match against Ghana at the World Cup Stadium in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Nov. 18. [NEWS1]

Son Heung-min testifies in trial of woman who blackmailed him with fake pregnancy

Son Heung-min, the captain of Korea’s national football team and forward for Los Angeles FC, appeared in court on Wednesday as a witness in the trial of a woman accused of blackmailing him by falsely claiming she was pregnant with his child.

2025.11.19

Lee Jun-hee, known by his YouTube channel name GooJeYeok, appears before the prosecutors' office as he heads to the Suwon District Court in Gyeonggi, to attend an arrest warrant hearing on July 26, 2024. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

YouTuber GooJeYeok retires from broadcasting after being found guilty of extortion

YouTuber GooJeYeok, who was sentenced to prison for blackmailing mukbang YouTuber Tzuyang, has announced his retirement from broadcasting. GooJeYeok, whose real name is Lee Jun-hee, posted a statement on his YouTube channel.

2025.11.19

YouTuber Tzuyang answers questions from lawmakers during the 2025 parliamentary audit by the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul on Oct. 14. [YONHAP]

Seoul court orders blackmailers to pay damages to YouTuber Tzuyang

YouTuber Tzuyang won a partial damages suit against two YouTubers who blackmailed her with threats to expose her personal life in exchange for money.

2025.10.27