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Korean nationals detained in Cambodia over alleged involvement in scam operations arrive at Incheon International Airport through a chartered flight for investigation on Jan. 23. [YONHAP]

Prosecutors seek arrest warrants for 72 online scam suspects repatriated from Cambodia

Prosecutors have requested arrest warrants for 72 of the 73 Korean suspects repatriated from Cambodia over their alleged involvement in online scam operations, officials said Sunday.

2026.1.25

People watch a news broadcast of North Korea's announcement, which claims a South Korean unmanned aerial vehicle had infiltrated its airspace, in the waiting room of Seoul Station at Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Jan. 11. [YONHAP]

Task force identifies, questions civilian suspect regarding drones that North claims are from South

A joint military-police investigation task force has identified and is questioning a civilian suspect in relation to North Korea's claim that a South Korean unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) infiltrated its airspace.

2026.1.17

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Officers from the National Office of Investigation (NOI) under the Korean National Police Agency raid the home of a foreign hacker who stole more than 1.7 billion won ($1.18 million) worth of virtual assets by installing malware that secretly altered wallet addresses [NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY]

Foreign hacker who stole $1.18 million in crypto assets extradited to Korea

A foreign hacker who stole more than 1.7 billion won ($1.18 million) worth of virtual assets by installing malware that secretly altered wallet addresses has been extradited to Korea.

2025.12.28

Jeong Won-ju, a former chief of staff to Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja, left, is seen at the National Police Agency in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, on Dec. 18. [YONHAP]

Police summon former oceans minister over Unification Church bribery allegations

Police summoned Rep. Chun Jae-soo for questioning regarding bribery allegations involving the Unification Church and lobbying for an undersea tunnel project between Korea and Japan.

2025.12.18

The National Office of Investigation headquarters in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, on Jan. 11. [KIM HYUN-DONG]

Police arrest nearly 1,000 in deepfake sex crime crackdown

Police arrested 963 individuals after a seven-month crackdown on sex crimes involving content created through deepfake technology, with most arrests involving teens and those in their 20s.

2025.4.17

Kim Young-woon, head of the National Office of Investigation's (NOI) cyberterrorism investigation unit, speaks during a briefing on the North Korean hacking emails case at the NOI headquarters in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, Seoul on April 15. [NEWS1]

Police say North Korea impersonated horoscope writers, counterintelligence command in 120,000 phishing emails

North Korean hackers sent more than 120,000 phishing emails to steal personal information, using various impersonation tactics, police confirmed, warning recipients to avoid suspicious emails.

2025.4.15

Lee Kwang-woo, chief of bodyguard division at the Presidential Security Service, attends a police questioning session at headquarters of the National Office of Investigation in western Seoul on Jan. 24. [NEWS1]

Time-stamped ChatGPT martial law query drops Yoon's security officials in hot water

Police obtained evidence suggesting that the acting chief of the Presidential Security Service (PSS), and the head of its bodyguard division knew of the martial law declaration plan of Dec. 3 before the Cabinet did, as indicated by a ChatGPT search.

2025.3.19

The National Police Agency’s National Office of Investigation (NOI) headquarters in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, on Jan. 11. [KIM HYUN-DONG]

Police probe deepfake video of Yoon, first lady played at pro-impeachment protest

Police launched an investigation on Monday into the playing of a deepfake video with the faces of President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee at a pro-impeachment rally in Gwangju on Sunday.

2025.2.17

Reporters wait in the National Office of Investigation headquarters in Seodaemun District, western Seoul. [YONHAP]

Prosecution raids NOI over martial law 'arrest squad' allegations

Prosecutors raided the National Office of Investigation (NOI) under the National Police Agency Thursday over allegations of providing the Dec. 3 martial law declaration with personnel for "arrest squads.

2024.12.19

Protesters take part in a rally demanding the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol and the dissolution of his People Power Party, facing off police guarding the entrance to the presidential residence in Hannam-dong in Yongsan District, central Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Ex-defense minister’s ‘secret phone’ discovered in joint probe

Investigations into President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of emergency martial law on Dec. 3 began proceeding in earnest Thursday, with the joint investigation headquarters, launched the previous day, specifying its operations and the police and...

2024.12.12