Hyundai Group Receives BTC Ransom Demand as Crypto Violence Escalates to Bomb Threats

Hyundai Bomb Threat: Bitcoin Ransom Demand Rocks South Korean Corporate Giant

In a deeply unsettling development that sent shockwaves through the corporate world and the crypto community alike, reports emerged on December 19, 2025, that multiple offices of South Korean automotive behemoth Hyundai had been evacuated following a chilling bomb threat. The perpetrators, according to early reports from Decrypt, explicitly demanded a ransom payment in Bitcoin, once again thrusting the digital asset into the spotlight for its un…

Hyundai Offices Evacuated in Seoul After Bomb Threat Demands $1M Bitcoin Ransom

Two major Hyundai Group offices in Seoul were evacuated on Friday after the conglomerate received a bomb threat via email demanding a Bitcoin ransom, triggering a large-scale police response and heightening concerns over a growing wave of crypto-linked extortion threats targeting

South Korean Hyundai Offices Evacuated Over Bomb Threat, Bitcoin Ransom Demand: Report

An anonymous individual called in a bomb threat on two Hyundai buildings in South Korea, demanding over $1 million in Bitcoin as ransom.

Hyundai Offices in Seoul Targeted by Bitcoin Bomb Threats More Stories ETHNews

Offices belonging to Hyundai Group and Hyundai Motor Group in Seoul were placed under emergency security protocols on December 19, 2025, after receiving bomb threat emails demanding a 13 BTC ransom to prevent explosions. According to South Korean authorities, the threatening messages warned that explosives would detonate at the Hyundai Group headquarters in Jongno District and the Hyundai Motor Group office in Yangjae-dong if the Bitcoin demand …

Hyundai Evacuates Offices Over Bitcoin Threat

Hyundai Group evacuated employees from two major offices in Seoul today after receiving a bomb threat email demanding payment in bitcoin, police said.  Authorities later confirmed the threat was a hoax, but the incident added to growing concern over a recent wave of extortion, crypto and non-crypto related, threats targeting South Korea’s largest companies. According to local reports, a 112 emergency call was received at about 11:42 a.m. The cal…