Data leak [loss] $5M+

"Korea police track second thief after NTS crypto leak as first suspect surrenders"

2026-03-03 [vendor] Returned crypto stolen again from Korean authorities
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $4.9M (4,920,000 USD)

Incident Details

After a thief drained a crypto wallet of 4 million PRTG (notionally priced at $4.9 million, but highly illiquid) after blundering Korean tax officials posted the wallet’s seed phrase to social media in a photo among other seized items, the thief returned the assets. However, the tokens were quickly stolen again by a second thief, as they’d been returned to the same vulnerable wallet. The first thief turned themselves in and was arrested by Korean law enforcement shortly after taking the funds; the second thief has not been identified.

Total loss estimated at $4,920,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Seed phrase / wallet compromise
Vendor / Product
Returned crypto stolen again from Korean authorities

Timeline

  1. 2026-03-03 Breach occurred
  2. 2026-03-03 Publicly disclosed