Public Outcry Sparks Doxxing Of Suspect

Online vigilantes have doxxed a 21-year-old woman accused in two motel murders in Seoul after police withheld her identity, Yonhap reported on Feb. 12. The suspect's presumed Instagram account surged from 200 to about 11,000 followers in 10 days, and uncensored photos and links spread across platforms driving traffic to YouTube channels. Legal experts warn such disclosures carry criminal penalties under South Korea's strict privacy and defamation laws.