South Korean prosecutors lose $22 million of seized crypto to the wallet inspector, later recover it

Staff members working for South Korean prosecutors, for some reason, decided to use a "wallet checking tool" during an August 2025 audit of seized crypto assets. The tool they selected turned out to be a phishing tool, and five wallets were drained of 320 BTC.On February 19, the office announced they had recovered the stolen assets and identified the thief. "Prosecutors recover $22 million worth of lost Bitcoin" , DL News