A group of teenagers who ran so-called "doxxing rooms," channels that defame an individual or distribute videos of child and youth sexual exploitation, has been arrested.
On the 27th, the Cyber Investigation Unit of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said it had arrested three people, including a teenager identified only as A, on suspicion of violating the Juvenile Protection Act, the Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (defamation), and detained two of them whose charges are more serious. The group led by A is accused of defaming others from September 2025 to April 2026 by spreading false information while mentioning specific individuals' photos, names, and residence in four private Telegram channels. They are also suspected of posting deepfake fake videos and child and youth sexual exploitation videos.
All members of A's group were reportedly friends. They allegedly committed the crimes at the request of clients who asked them to defame specific individuals or produce sexual exploitation videos. Although they did not receive separate payments from clients, they reportedly earned promotional fees by securing top banner ads on the channels for illegal online gambling sites and sellers of burner SIM cards.
The total number of subscribers across the four channels that were created was reported to be about 10,000. Police seized 7.8 million won in cash and gold bars worth about 11 million won from the scene and requested pre-indictment forfeiture preservation. The four channels have now been shut down through the Korea Communications Standards Commission.
A police official said, "We will do our best to eradicate 'doxxing room' channels, which are not only spreading recently but are also being used as conduits for infringements of victims' personality rights and for gambling, while informing the public of their seriousness."