Ahnlab, Inc. is enagaged in developing security solutions or anti-virus from internet borne threats for network server systems, personal computers and electronic based business data systems. The company provides real-time detection and prevention of malware, malicious codes, hacking attacks, and same day threats comprising both known and unknown threats. Ahnlab, Inc. was founded in 1995.
The list of investors for fraudulent hedge funds operated by South Korea’s Optimus Asset Management included leading food company Ottogi, which invested 15 billion won, and Kosdaq-listed antivirus. AhnLab Security Emergency response Center. In November last year, there was a case that shocked not only the security industry, but also all of the Korean industries. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Korea. The contents of the HackShield page were merged into AhnLab, Inc.
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The list of investors for fraudulent hedge funds operated by South Korea’s Optimus Asset Management included leading food company Ottogi, which invested 15 billion won, and Kosdaq-listed antivirus software firm AhnLab, which invested 7 billion won, according to the local Korean Economic Daily.
The unlisted Hanwha General Chemical, Hanwha Group’s chemicals unit, made the biggest investment in the hedge fund of 50 billion won. The company, however, saw no loss in the investment, as it redeemed all the capital in September last year, an official said.
Convenience store chain BGF Retail also put in 10 billion won, while LS Electric and game company Nexon invested 5 billion won and 3 billion won, respectively.
The list also included JYP Entertainment and LS Electric affiliate LS Metal, respectively investing 4 billion won and 5 billion won, with each losing some 30 percent of their investment.
HDC and Hanil Cement also put billions of won into the funds, it added.
Besides local firms, private universities such as Sungkyunkwan University, Hannam University and Konkuk University each invested some 4 billion won. Public institutions such as the Korea Racing Authority, Korea Communications Agency and Korea Rural Community Corp. also made large investments into the fraudulent funds.
Meanwhile, Optimus Asset sold over 1.5 trillion won of their funds to over 3,000 retail investors and companies through large brokerages and banks for three years, from June 2017 to May this year.
By Jie Ye-eun (yeeun@heraldcorp.com)