This Year, Around 800 Students Victimized by 'Deepfake' Sexual Exploitation... 7 More Than Last Month

Cumulative 509 Damage Reports
422 Investigation Requests, 219 Deletion Links

This year, the number of students who suffered from deepfake sexual exploitation materials has been identified as exceeding 800.

According to the 'School Deepfake False Video Damage Status' announced by the Ministry of Education on the 7th, the cumulative number of students affected by deepfake from January this year to the 4th of this month was 804. Teachers accounted for 33, and staff members 3.

Members of the National Women's Solidarity and the Seoul Women's Solidarity (Preparatory Committee) held a press conference for women and mothers in front of the Government Seoul Office on August 30th, condemning recent deepfake sex crimes and urging strong punishment and the establishment of comprehensive measures. Photo by Younghan Heo younghan@

The number of victims increased by 7 compared to the previous survey on the 27th of last month. The number of students increased by 5, and teachers by 2. There was no change in the number of staff victims.

The Ministry of Education has been investigating the damage status targeting 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education since deepfake sexual exploitation materials were massively distributed through Telegram group chats, causing controversy.

The cumulative number of deepfake-related damage reports is 509. High schools accounted for 282 cases, middle schools 211 cases, and elementary schools 16 cases. The total number of cases referred for investigation was 422. High schools had 226 cases, middle schools 183 cases, and elementary schools 13 cases. The cumulative number of cases linked to video deletion support was 219.