North Korea confirmed behind theft of 58 billion won in virtual assets
A theft of virtual assets worth 58 billion won occurred. Police concluded that North Korea was behind the incident, marking the first confirmed case of damage in South Korea from North Korean theft of virtual assets.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- 58 billion won in virtual assets
- Cause / method
- Theft of virtual assets by North Korea
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataCrypto assets
- Check login and withdrawal history in your exchange app, and turn on withdrawal address whitelisting and withdrawal delays.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- Police concluded that North Korea was behind the theft of virtual assets worth 58 billion won.
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