SEOUL- The number of undercover investigations conducted by the police has more than tripled this year from a year earlier, data showed Sunday, as South Korea continues to grapple with digital sex crimes, often involving deepfake technology.The National Office of Investigation under the Korean National Police Agency said it carried out 598 undercover investigations from January to August this year, compared with 179 cases during the same period last year.The police first introduced such undercover investigations in 2021 following the "Nth room" case, in which underage girls were coerced int…READ FULL ARTICLE
