Two suspects arrested in Gangnam Police Station bitcoin theft case
Bitcoin was stolen from the Gangnam Police Station. It turned out that the company that had reported being hacked had stolen the bitcoin, and police arrested two suspects in the case. An inspection of 279 investigative agencies found coin theft only at the Gangnam Police Station, and police moved to set up a dedicated unit.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Seoul Gangnam Police Station
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- 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
- Two suspects in the Gangnam Police Station bitcoin leak case were arrested.
- It emerged that the company that had reported being hacked had stolen the bitcoin.
- An inspection of 279 investigative agencies confirmed coin theft only at the Gangnam Police Station, and police moved to set up a dedicated unit.
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