🇰🇷👮♂️ Seoul Police Launch Internal Investigation Following Unauthorized Transfer of 22 Bitcoin Seized in 2021 Case
These BTC, valued at approximately $1.5 million, were stored in a cold wallet at a Seoul police station. The transfer was discovered during a national audit of seized cryptocurrencies, triggered by another case where 320 BTC had gone missing from a courthouse. The physical cold wallet was never stolen; only the BTC were transferred to an unknown external wallet without authorization. Authorities are investigating the possibility of internal complicity or a security breach.
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🇰🇷👮♂️ Seoul Police Launch Internal Investigation Following Unauthorized Transfer of 22 Bitcoin Seized in 2021 Case
These BTC, valued at approximately $1.5 million, were stored in a cold wallet at a Seoul police station.
The transfer was discovered during a national audit of seized cryptocurrencies, triggered by another case where 320 BTC had gone missing from a courthouse.
The physical cold wallet was never stolen; only the BTC were transferred to an unknown external wallet without authorization.
Authorities are investigating the possibility of internal complicity or a security breach.