Star News confirmed that the investigators knew that there have been many victims of hacking due to Ha Jung Woo's information. they need also worked with China to catch the criminal.
Ha Jung Woo is understood to be one among the victims of telephone hacking by hackers to blackmail him. On Monday (13/4), Star News released an exclusive interview report about Ha Jung Woo's experience blackmailed by hackers who had blackmailed a number of the celebrities.
Earlier in the week , two people were charged with hacking various celebrity cellphones, including Joo Jin Mo and Ha Jung Woo. Their cellphone was hacked and used for extortion for around three months. Perpetrators were reportedly paid 600 million won by a minimum of five celebrities.
According to Ha Jung Woo, he first realized that he had been hacked on December 2, 2019. The actor received a text message from a hacker that included messages and photos from Ha Jung Woo's own phone.
The threat of extortion continued for a few month. After negotiating with those around him, Ha Jung Woo notified the cyber investigation team at the Seoul Metropolitan police headquarters on December 5, a couple of days after the initial threat. He gave his phone completely to the digital forensics team.
An officer on the cyber investigation team warned representative Ha Jung Woo that it could backfire for him. "You may come to us as a victim, but after we investigate the contents, you'll become a suspect," the police said.
This is a regard to the very fact that certain celebrities, one among whom is Jung Joon Young, were found to possess committed a criminal offense after an investigation of their cellphone contents. Representative Ha Jung Woo stated that there was no problem that and voluntarily handed over the phone.
The hacker didn't realize that Ha Jung Woo had notified the police and continued to threaten him. Ha Jung Woo changed his telephone number , but the hacker found a replacement number and kept calling him. At one point, the hacker told him that he got that information from hacking other celebrities also . That's when Ha Jung Woo realized that there have been tons of Korean celebrities being blackmailed too.
"The most difficult thing is facing the constant threat once I am always within the media because i'm promoting my new film," the actor said. Even when he did Vlive for the film "Ashfall", the hacker sent him a message.
"I enjoyed your broadcast," the criminal wrote. "I thought i used to be crazy," said Ha Jung Woo, explaining that that was why he suddenly withdrew during the V Live broadcast, saying that he had to travel to the toilet .
The hacker told Ha Jung Woo repeatedly that he would drop the hacked information on an equivalent day that "Ashfall" premiered. Ha Jung Woo returned to challenge the villain.
"If you'll roll in the hay , do it," said the actor who was reported from Soompi on Monday (4/13). "If I even have money to offer to you, i will be able to use it to arrest you instead."
Hackers continued to threaten actors during interviews with reporters about the film "Ashfall". whenever Ha Jung Woo suddenly visited the toilet during an interview, it had been done to calm his anger and regain a sense of calm. "At times like that, i can not breathe," said the actor.
At the top of December, the hacker apparently gave up. Ha Jung Woo then received a parting message from the criminal around December 30th. "After this last text, i will be able to not contact you," he wrote.
Meanwhile, Star News reporters confirmed that investigators knew that there have been many victims of hacking due to Ha Jung Woo's information. Investigators have also worked with Chinese authorities to arrest the 2 cellphone hackers last month.
