
The National Tax Service inadvertently exposed a Ledger wallet seed phrase, resulting in the theft of 4 million PRTG tokens, worth around ₩6.4 billion, showcasing the risks of mishandling crypto wallet information.
South Korea’s National Tax Service inadvertently published an unredacted Ledger wallet recovery seed, leading to the theft of 4 million PRTG tokens. Estimated at ₩6.4 billion (about $4.8 million), the tokens were moved using Ethereum to pay transaction fees. Experts have criticized the agency’s cybersecurity oversight, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding wallet recovery details.