Criminal Currency.
I'm not sure I'd have realised it was a seed phrase but I'm also only mildly surprised that an organisation investigating tax evaders didn't have a clue either.
South Korea’s tax office apologizes for leaking seed phrase to seized crypto
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. This strange story starts on February 26th when the Tax Service triumphantly announced it had busted 124 high-value tax delinquents and seized ₩8.1 billion ($5.6 …
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Monday 2nd March 2026 17:24 GMT Doctor Syntax
Re: Criminal Currency.
They probably did have a clue. One of the problems in law enforcement is the publicity-hungry officer. It was much the same when they'd got criminals not only using back-doored phones but also paying for them - somebody had to blab about taking down a gang and how they did it.
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Monday 2nd March 2026 13:56 GMT Anonymous Coward
Is anyone surprised?
Most crypto experts are loathe to work for a government, and not just for reasons of low pay.
Would like to know if the moron has been fired for this.
In the private sector, a SNAFU that bad would be rewarded with a trip to the unemployment line.
Sadly, in government, the Peter Principle is a less a cautionary tale and more a criterion for promotion.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
