Korean teens make bomb threats: 'Virtual countries' on Discord are behind them

Korean teens make bomb threats: 'Virtual countries' on Discord are behind them

It was 6:05 p.m. on a winter evening when a bomb threat quietly appeared on a customer service board run by one of South Korea’s largest telecommunications companies. “The bomb will detonate at KT headquarters at 9 p.m.,” the message read. Written in a dry, almost matter-of-fact tone, the threat carried a chilling menace. “Unless 10 billion won (about $7.5 million) is transferred to a designated online bank account, a knife attack will follow.” …