Former Exchange Employee Sentenced to 4 Years for Selling Military Secrets to North Korea for Bitcoin
Published on: Monday 29 December 2025
A South Korean crypto exchange employee was sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to recruit a military officer to sell classified secrets to North Korea in exchange for Bitcoin, the Supreme Court ruled on December 28. The ruling also imposes a four-year ban on the employee from financial sector activities.
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