Case snu-nth-room-deepfake-10-year-sentenceDeepfake abuseSouth Korea
Seoul court jails SNU graduate for 10 years over Telegram deepfakes of at least 61 women
Two Seoul National University graduates made and shared sexually explicit fake videos using women's photos from school circles and social media through Telegram from July 2020 to April 2024. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced the main offender, Park, 39, to 10 years and co-defendant Kang, 31, to four years, in what victims' lawyers called the heaviest deepfake sentence to date.
HighHarm caused by AIStatus: ResolvedVerified case file
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- Reported
- Oct 30, 2024
- Location
- South Korea
- Target
- At least 61 women, including Seoul National University alumnae
- Severity
- High
- Verification
- Confirmed by victim, vendor or authority
- Triggered by
- Park (39) and Kang (31), Seoul National University graduates
- Actor type
- Criminal
- Sector
- Education & research
- Reported loss
- None reported
- CVE
- None
What happened
Two Seoul National University graduates made and shared sexually explicit fake videos using women's photos from school circles and social media through Telegram from July 2020 to April 2024. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced the main offender, Park, 39, to 10 years and co-defendant Kang, 31, to four years, in what victims' lawyers called the heaviest deepfake sentence to date.
Impact: At least 61 known victims; nearly 2,000 images reported by AFP; Park sent videos directly to victims to mock them
Who triggered it
Actor: Park (39) and Kang (31), Seoul National University graduates
Attribution: Convicted by Seoul Central District Court
Motive: Sexual humiliation of acquaintances
How it happened
Attack vector: Women's photos from alumni circles and social media digitally altered into sexual videos and shared on Telegram
Root cause: Deepfake tools combined with Telegram's anonymity
Timeline
- Offending begins
- Offending ends with the defendants' arrest
- Seoul Central District Court sentences Park to 10 years and Kang to 4 years
Response
Defendants arrested and convicted; Park got 10 years and Kang four years in the first trial
Current status: Resolved
Sources (open in a new tab)
- The Korea Times koreatimes.co.kr
- Courthouse News (AFP) courthousenews.com
Cite this case
Seoul court jails SNU graduate for 10 years over Telegram deepfakes of at least 61 women. AI Threat Watch, case snu-nth-room-deepfake-10-year-sentence, Oct 30, 2024. https://aithreat.io/cases/snu-nth-room-deepfake-10-year-sentence/
Permanent link: https://aithreat.io/cases/snu-nth-room-deepfake-10-year-sentence/
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