A hacker has returned approximately $21.4 million in stolen Bitcoin to South Korean authorities, following a phishing incident that occurred last August, where investigators mistakenly accessed a fraudulent website and provided their recovery seed phrases. This event led to the loss of bitcoin that had been seized from a gambling platform. The return of 320.8 BTC was facilitated after prosecutors blocked transactions from the hacker’s wallet, whose identity remains unknown. The incident has prompted a nationwide review of the management practices regarding seized digital assets, and further investigations have uncovered additional bitcoin losses at other police stations, indicating a broader issue with oversight and potential internal involvement.
South Korean prosecutors recover $21M in stolen bitcoin
