Teacher Claims Mobile Phone Was Hacked
A middle school teacher in the northern Gyeonggi region is under investigation by the police over allegations of sending obscene videos to a female student via KakaoTalk. On the 14th, the police revealed that B, a student attending A Middle School in northern Gyeonggi, received a suspicious video from teacher C on the 17th of last month.
The video contained naked women, and B, who was shocked, reportedly did not respond. It is said that B had no prior contact with teacher C via KakaoTalk. Later, at the end of last month, while attending a 'Deepfake Crime Prevention Education' session conducted by the School Police Officer (SPO), B recalled the video she had received on KakaoTalk. Gathering courage, B requested counseling from the police officer. The police have secured the video and are currently conducting an investigation.
Teacher C’s mobile phone was also confiscated, and digital forensic work is planned. However, teacher C claims that their phone was hacked and denies ever sending such a video. Since the issue arose, teacher C has not been attending school. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education announced on the 28th of last month that, based on data collected from 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education, a total of 196 cases of deepfake-related harm to students and teachers have been recorded from January this year until the day before the announcement.
The Ministry of Education stated last month that it will form an emergency task force (TF) to alleviate the anxiety of students and teachers. Following meetings with related government departments, they plan to establish follow-up measures for deepfake responses in the education sector by October. Of the cases, 186 involved students and 10 involved teachers. Breaking down student cases by school level: 8 in elementary schools, 100 in middle schools, and 78 in high schools. Teacher cases were recorded as 0 in elementary schools, 9 in middle schools, and 1 in high schools.
However, experts note that the actual number of cases is likely higher, as some victims are reluctant to report incidents, and cases reported through institutions other than schools or education offices are not included in the statistics.
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