PRTG in the Media
18 mentions across press, blogs, and newsletters
March 2026
South Korean Police Accidentally Post Cryptocurrency Wallet Password
An expensive mistake: Someone jumped at the opportunity to steal $4.4 million in crypto assets after South Korea’s National Tax Service exposed
South Korean authorities grapple with crypto security after $21.5M BTC liquidation
South Korea’s Gwangju prosecutors sold 320.8 BTC, raising $21.5 million for the national treasury.
South Korean Tax Agency Exposed $4.8M Crypto Wallet Password: A Critical Security Failure
South Korea's National Tax Service accidentally exposed cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases in a press release, allowing an attacker to steal $4.8 million in PRTG tokens within h
$20K in Stolen Games, a $5M Crypto Blunder, and a Very Bad Week for Internet Security
This week in cybersecurity: stolen PlayStation accounts, AI chat transcripts sold by data brokers, tax-season scams, deepfake identity attacks, and a crypto wallet emptied after authorities accidentally exposed its seed phrase.
Crypto leaked by South Korean tax officials stolen a second time
The person behind the $5M crypto theft confessed to South Korean police and returned the funds — before they were stolen again. The post Crypto leaked by South Korean tax officials stolen a secon
South Korea's tax office lost millions in crypto after accidentally posting the wallet's master key
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South Korean authorities lose over $4.8 million in crypto after posting mnemonic recovery phrase online — stolen PRTG tokens part of funds seized by National Tax Service from high-value tax evaders
South Korea's National Tax Agency added a photo of a hardware wallet in a press release, which also listed its mnemonic seed phrase. This led to an unknown user using the code to recover the wallet and steal over US$4.8 million in crypto seized by the government.
South Korean police leak seized crypto wallet key, $5M stolen
In a major blunder, the South Korean police have inadvertently leaked the password of a seized cryptocurrency wallet, resulting in a theft of assets worth $4.8 million.
Clueless cops post seized crypto wallet password. $5M quickly stolen.
South Korean police deeply apologized for preventable loss of seized funds.
South Korean Tax Agency Leak Leads to $4.8M Crypto Theft
A South Korean tax agency press release exposed a seized wallet’s seed phrase, enabling a $4.8 million cryptocurrency theft. The post South Korean Tax Agency Leak Leads to $4.8M Crypt
South Korea’s NTS Wallet Code Leak Triggers Major Crypto Custody Overhaul
National Tax Service apologizes after exposing recovery phrase in press photo, prompting massive overhaul of seized digital asset protocols.
South Korea orders cross-agency probe after repeated crypto custody failures
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South Korea’s tax office apologizes for leaking seed phrase to seized crypto
Went from triumph at having busted tax dodgers to embarrassment at losing the proceeds South Korea’s National Tax Service has apologized after it leaked passwords to a stash of stolen crypto, which parties unknown used to make off with the digi-cash.…
South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password Online
The digital equivalent of snatching coins from someone's outstretched hands.
February 2026
$4.8M in crypto stolen after Korean tax agency exposes wallet seed
South Korea's National Tax Service accidentally exposed the mnemonic recovery phrase of a seized cryptocurrency wallet in an official press release, allowing hackers to steal 6.4 billion won ($4.8M) worth in cryptocurrency. [...]
South Korean authorities lose almost $5M in seized crypto in mnemonic phrase leak
South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) has reportedly lost nearly $4.8 million worth of seized cryptocurrency after it accidentally published an unredacted wallet recovery phrase in a press release, the third major crypto custody failure by Korean authorities in as many months and the most e
Ethereum Tokens Swiped, Returned After South Korean Tax Service Publishes Wallet Seed Phrases
South Korea's tax service shared the seed phrases for seized wallets in a press release. The contents were then taken, but ultimately returned.
South Korea’s tax office leaks wallet seed and loses $4.8M in seized tokens
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