South Korean police arrest two over alleged theft of seized bitcoin from evidence: report

• South Korean police have arrested two individuals over the alleged theft of 22 BTC seized during a 2021 hacking investigation

South Korean man faces jail over alleged poisoning over crypto trading losses

South Korean man faces jail over alleged poisoning over crypto trading losses

• South Korean man faces jail over alleged poisoning over crypto trading losses South Korean prosecutors reportedly accused a man of poisoning a business partner with pesticide in

FinTech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 271 words
North Korean Lazarus group linked to Medusa ransomware attacks

North Korean Lazarus group linked to Medusa ransomware attacks

• North Korean Lazarus group linked to Medusa ransomware attacks February 24, 2026 06:00 AM 0 North Korean state-backed hackers associated with the Lazarus threat group are targeti

Cybersecurity · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 308 words
Ukrainian Gets 5 Years in US Prison for Aiding North Korean IT Fraud

Ukrainian Gets 5 Years in US Prison for Aiding North Korean IT Fraud

• A Ukrainian national was sentenced to five years in a US prison for selling stolen identities to fraudulent North Korean workers and for facilitating the operation of laptop farm

Cybersecurity · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 3 min · 550 words
Dual South Korean listings send Ethereum layer-2 token AZTEC surging 82%

Dual South Korean listings send Ethereum layer-2 token AZTEC surging 82%

• Dual South Korean listings send Ethereum layer-2 token AZTEC surging 82% Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb both added local currency pairs for the privacy-focused layer-2 token,

South Korean authorities under fire over $43B Bithumb Bitcoin error

South Korean authorities under fire over $43B Bithumb Bitcoin error

• South Korean authorities under fire over $43B Bithumb Bitcoin error Lawmakers criticize South Korea’s Financial Services Commission after Bithumb mistakenly credited 620,000 BTC

FinTech · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 268 words
Hacker returns $21 million in stolen bitcoin to South Korean authorities: report

Hacker returns $21 million in stolen bitcoin to South Korean authorities: report

• South Korean prosecutors have recovered about $21 million worth of bitcoin stolen from their custody last year. • Hacker returns $21M in Bitcoin stolen from South Korean authorit