Cryptocurrency
[loss] $22M+
"Prosecutors recover $22 million worth of lost Bitcoin"
Primary Source ↗Financial Loss
$22.0M
(22,000,000 USD)
Recovered
$22.0M
Blockchain(s)
Bitcoin
Incident Details
Staff members working for South Korean prosecutors, for some reason, decided to use a “wallet checking tool” during an August 2025 audit of seized crypto assets. The tool they selected turned out to be a phishing tool, and five wallets were drained of 320 BTC.On February 19, the office announced they had recovered the stolen assets and identified the thief.
Total loss estimated at $22,000,000.
Technical Details
- Initial Attack Vector
- Phishing attack
- Vendor / Product
- Phishing attack on South Korean prosecutors
Timeline
- 2026-02-19 Breach occurred
- 2026-02-19 Publicly disclosed