The Korea Coast Guard announced on the 27th that it has introduced an 'illegal tracking system' to combat maritime drug trafficking, smuggling, and stowaway crimes using the 'dark web,' which is difficult to trace via IP.
The dark web is hard to trace through Internet Protocol (IP), making it difficult to identify users. However, the Coast Guard plans to utilize the new system's decryption technology to identify site operators and users and collect crime-related information.
Additionally, the Coast Guard will establish measures to use the crime information collected through system monitoring in investigations and will train related investigation experts. Furthermore, it plans to operate a system to track virtual assets such as cryptocurrencies, which are mainly used in drug transactions.
Jang In-sik, Director of the Investigation Bureau at the Korea Coast Guard, said, "We have introduced the tracking system to enhance our response capabilities against the increasing maritime crimes related to the dark web and virtual assets," adding, "We will thoroughly prevent maritime cybercrimes that threaten public safety."
The Korea Coast Guard held a demonstration of the dark web and virtual asset tracking system on the 26th for investigation, intelligence, and foreign affairs police officers. [Photo by Korea Coast Guard]
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