Alleged Scammer Extradited After Hacking Attempt on BTS Star Jungkook
Police say the suspect led a hacking ring that stole personal data and tried to take 8.4 billion won in Hybe shares.
- On Wednesday, South Korean authorities extradited a 40-year-old Chinese national from Bangkok, the suspected leader of a hacking ring accused of stealing more than 38 billion won from victims' bank and cryptocurrency accounts.
- Operating between August 2023 and April 2025, the ring illegally collected personal information by hacking government and public agency websites, targeting BTS member Jungkook, a venture company head, and the chairman of a "major conglomerate."
- Criminals opened unauthorized brokerage accounts in Jungkook's name in January 2024 to steal shares in Hybe, the company behind BTS, but BigHit Music blocked the transaction after discovering the attempted transfer worth millions.
- Police plan to seek an arrest warrant after questioning the suspect, following a 36-year-old Chinese accomplice extradited from Thailand in August who was indicted in September and is currently standing trial in South Korea.
- The Justice Ministry coordinated with Thai prosecutors and the National Police Agency to secure the suspect, having dispatched investigators to Thailand in July 2025 to finalize the extradition through joint Interpol operations.
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SEOUL: A Chinese alleged cybercrime ringleader, whose victims reportedly included BTS megastar Jungkook, was extradited from Thailand to South Korea on Wednesday over a hacking scheme that stole more than $25 million, Seoul’s justice ministry said. The 40-year-old suspect is accused of leading a hacking organization based overseas, including in Thailand, that infiltrated
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SEOUL: A suspected leader of a hacking ring accused of stealing more than 38 billion won (US$25 million) from victims' bank and cryptocurrency accounts was extradited to South Korea from Bangkok on Wednesday (May 13), the Justice Ministry said
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