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Hacker Changes Heart, Returns $21M Bitcoin to South Korean Prosecutors, Hunt Continues
South Korean prosecutors said they recovered 320.88 Bitcoin this week after the cryptocurrency was returned to an official wallet. At the time of writing, the coins were worth about $21.3 million, according to The Chosun Daily. The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office said the Bitcoin, stolen in August 2025, was discovered missing during a routine inspection on Jan. 23. Authorities attributed the theft to a phishing attack after access credentials were exposed. The returned funds were later moved to a secure domestic exchange wallet. Prosecutors requested local exchanges to freeze the hacker’s wallet, limiting ... (full story)
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