National Police Agency in Seoul’s Seodaemun District. News 1 [Financial News] A police officer who apprehended a suspect who ran eight websites distributing illegal sexual exploitation material and pocketed about 1.1 billion won in criminal proceeds received the Prime Minister’s Commendation. A private-sector expert who contributed to developing digital forensics technology used by investigative agencies in South Korea received the Presidential Commendation.The National Police Agency said it held the 19th Cyber Policing Awards ceremony on the afternoon of the 6th at Eoullim Madang in the agency’s main building in Seoul’s Seodaemun District.The Cyber Policing Awards were established in 2008 to recognize people who have contributed to cybercrime investigations and prevention, among other areas, and to strengthen public-private cooperation. This year’s ceremony was attended by Lee Jin-sik, secretary-general of the National Gambling Control Commission, and Park Yong-gyu, head of the Digital Threat Response Division at the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), among others.The Prime Minister’s Commendation went to Inspector Park Seong-jun of Mokpo Police Station, Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency. Using an in-house-developed program to analyze websites distributing illegal sexual exploitation material, Park helped apprehend a suspect who operated eight sites while evading access blocks. The suspect was found to have obtained about 1.1 billion won in criminal proceeds, and two people were detained during the investigation.The Presidential Commendation went to Kim Ki-beom, president of the Korea Digital Forensics Society. Since 2007, Kim has researched and developed cyber investigation and digital forensics technologies suited to South Korea’s judicial system. These technologies are used as key tools by most investigative agencies in the country. Since 2018, Kim has also served as a digital forensics adviser to the National Police Agency, working to strengthen its investigative capabilities.“I will remain true to my original purpose and devote myself to research and development in digital evidence analysis—the key to uncovering the truth even in the age of artificial intelligence (AI)—and to building a national framework,” Kim said in his acceptance remarks.The ceremony honored 35 people from the police, academia, relevant organizations and the public for contributions in various fields, including cybercrime investigations, the establishment of domestic and international cooperation systems, crime prevention and digital forensics.The Minister of the Interior and Safety’s Commendation went to eight people, including Jo Tae-guk, head of a U.S. Homeland Security Investigations branch office, who supported international cooperation on transnational cyber sexual violence cases; Kim Ju-hyeok, a senior researcher at KISA, who developed a ransomware response strategy; and Yoo Bong-seok, Naver’s chief responsibility officer (CRO), who worked with authorities on cybercrime prevention and investigations.Certificates of Appreciation from the National Police Agency commissioner general were awarded to eight people, including Kim Dae-hyeon, a researcher at Dunamu who supported virtual-asset fund tracing and investigative cooperation; Kim Jun-yeop, CEO of Lavawave, who developed technology to counter illegal websites; and attorney Lee Su-yeon of Keungil Law Office, who contributed to protecting victims of cyber sexual violence. Yang Hye-ryeong, a Nuri Cops volunteer with the Jeonbuk Police Agency who reported 3,218 cases involving illegal weapons and harmful information related to suicide, was also among the recipients.Those selected for special promotion were Senior Inspector Park Jeong-yeon of the National Police Agency’s Cybercrime Investigation Division, Inspector Cho Gyu-min of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Cyber Investigation Unit, and Inspector Gwon Pyeong-gi of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency’s Cyber Investigation Unit. The Chungnam Provincial Police Agency’s Cyber Gambling Investigation Team was named Best Top Cyber Team. Senior Inspector Cho Hyeon-u of the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency’s Digital Forensics Division won the police software development competition.In written congratulatory remarks, Minister of Gender Equality and Family Won Min-kyong thanked cyber investigators for their hard work in achieving results—including the arrests of operators of illegal sexual exploitation material websites hosted on overseas servers and the recovery of criminal proceeds—following the announcement last August of the joint interagency “Comprehensive Response Plan for Illegal Websites.” She also emphasized the importance of a joint response system among relevant agencies that swiftly removes original copies of illegal sexual exploitation material and supports victims in returning to their daily lives.After the ceremony, Professor Kim Seung-ju of Korea University’s Graduate School of Information Security gave a special lecture titled “The Popularization of AI Hacking and the Case for Slowing AI Down.”In opening remarks read by the National Police Agency’s Cyber Investigation Review Officer, Acting Commissioner General Kim Jong-chul said, “New types of cybercrime in our hyperconnected age—such as hacking using artificial intelligence or digital sex crimes exploiting AI-manipulated videos (deepfakes)—cannot be fully controlled by the police acting alone. I ask for your continued attention and cooperation so that the advanced technology of the private sector, the deep insights of academia, swift institutional support from relevant organizations, and citizen participation can mesh like cogs to complete a seamless defense network.”The police plan to introduce advanced investigative techniques and expand training for specialists to respond to new forms of cybercrime arising from the spread of AI and digital assets. They also plan to step up investigations aimed at protecting victims and helping them return to their daily lives.[email protected] Kim Ye-ji Reporter
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