South Korea arrested two citizens on the charge of stealing military secrets for a North Korean spy, who paid them with cryptocurrency. One of the two is a crypto exchange executive who has received $600,000 since working for the agent last year. South Korea is yet to catch the North Korean spy, who – the authorities believe – is operating overseas.
Infiltrating South Korea’s Military Department
According to South Korean police and prosecution officials, the head of the exchange, surnamed Lee, contacted the purported spy in July 2021 and helped them gather military secrets. The two, who allegedly met online at a cryptocurrency community six years ago, had failed to hack into the country’s military communication system.
Therefore, the 38-year-old executive recruited a 29-year-old military captain, directing him to take pictures of military data through a camera disguised as a watch and sending him a “Poison Tap” USB computer hacking device. South Korean authorities said the
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