As of July 2008, the Center had over 900 employees; majority of them police officers specializing in the cybercrime investigations. The Center investigates cybercrimes, incidents of
cyber terrorism, and provides
digital forensics services to the Korean police. As of 2012, the Center website stated that each year, about 80,000 incidents of cybercrimes are reported in South Korea; and cites a 2006 breakdown into
fraud (41%), intrusion and
malware (23%), online
defamation (10%), illegal web content (8%),
copyright violations (3%) and other crimes (15%). Examples of the Center's actions include a campaign to reduce online
slander and
cyber bullying in 2008 (launched in the aftermath of the suicide of an actress
Choi Jin-sil), a raid on Korean
Google offices to investigate privacy issues concerning Google's
Street View service in 2010, cracking down on online discussions about
bomb making in 2011, and busting an illegal online gambling operation in 2012. ==International connections==