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South Korea’s tax office apologizes for leaking seed phrase to seized crypto

ID: 524b82bf-2018-5034-a23c-4f9a18b7e9e3

STIX ID: report--524b82bf-2018-5034-a23c-4f9a18b7e9e3

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2026-03-02

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Simon Sharwood

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South Korea’s National Tax Service accidentally exposed a cryptocurrency wallet seed phrase in photos of seized assets, and within hours attackers drained approximately $4.8M in PRTG tokens; the agency apologized, requested police assistance to trace the theft on-chain, and pledged to strengthen internal controls and training.

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