South Korea: Captain and businessman arrested for spying on behalf of Pyongyang

Two South Koreansa captain and a businessman, were arrested and are accused of theft of military secrets in order to deliver them to North Korea for a fee to cryptocurrenciesSeoul police announced today.

One of the alleged as spies is captain, 29 years old. He allegedly sent information to a North Korean agent that allowed him to obtain access to the internal communications network of the South Korean Armed Forces.

The second, businessman The 38-year-old, as reported by APE-MPE, is the head of a digital portfolio management company. He allegedly gave the first suspect, at the request of the Pyongyang agent, bracelet equipped with a secret cameraso that it can gather information more easily.

He is also said to have created Poison tapUSB device with software that allows it to be done quickly computer piracy, pin order to gain access to the South Korean army’s communications system.

“The two men were arrested on charges that violated the law on national security “a South Korean police officer told AFP.

According to Seoul authorities, the businessman has been in contact with the North Korean agent for six years, in a digital community dedicated to cryptocurrencies. The three suspects were communicating via the Telegram platform.

The businessman allegedly received about $ 600,000 in cryptocurrencies and the officer about $ 38,000 from Pyongyang’s agent, according to police.

Source: News Beast

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