How Investigators Busted a Huge Online Child-Porn Site by Following the Bitcoin
27th November 2019
How Investigators Busted a Huge Online Child-Porn Site by Following the Bitcoin
The call came in while two criminal investigators for the Internal Revenue Service sat at a Bangkok airport gate in July 2017, waiting for a flight. A confidential source they knew from past investigations was offering a tip that a new website was selling child pornography in exchange for bitcoin. Read More
U.S., South Korea Bust Giant Child Porn Site by Following a Bitcoin Trail
17th October 2019
U.S., South Korea Bust Giant Child Porn Site by Following a Bitcoin Trail
U.S. and Korean authorities say they broke up one of the world’s largest markets for child pornography, a crime that is proliferating at a furious pace with the rise of cryptocurrency and encrypted online content. The bust was revealed Wednesday as the U.S. unsealed an indictment against Jong Woo Son,… Read More
Barclays Agrees to Pay $6.3 Million in Asian Hiring Case
30th September 2019
Barclays Agrees to Pay $6.3 Million in Asian Hiring Case
Barclays PLC has agreed to pay $6.3 million to settle charges from the U.S. securities regulator it violated bribery laws by hiring the children and relatives of high-ranking decision makers to win business. The case involves the London bank’s hiring practices in Asia. From at least April 2009… Read More
Justice minister’s cousin arrested in widening corruption scandal
17th September 2019
Justice minister’s cousin arrested in widening corruption scandal
A court issued an arrest warrant for the nephew of scandal-struck Justice Minister Cho Kuk on Monday night as part of a widening probe into corruption allegations surrounding the minister’s family. Judge Im Min-sung of the Seoul Central District Court issued the warrant, saying the suspect’s detention was needed to… Read More
At corruption retrial, Samsung scion may end up being jailed
2nd September 2019
At corruption retrial, Samsung scion may end up being jailed
AP — About 1 1/2 year after being released from jail, Samsung’s de facto chief Lee Jae-yong will face a retrial on corruption charges, a key part of the explosive 2016 scandal that prompted months of street rallies and toppled South Korea’s president. The retrial at the Seoul High Court was… Read More
From the Netherlands to North Korea, Kim Jong Un’s Mercedes Take a Long Trip
17th July 2019
From the Netherlands to North Korea, Kim Jong Un’s Mercedes Take a Long Trip
The Mercedes-Benz limousines seen chauffeuring around North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year have stumped outsiders over how the sanctions-hit regime obtained the luxury rides. But researchers now believe they have unearthed the Kim regime’s smuggling secret: It takes three cargo jets, about four months and five countries. A… Read More
‘Gangnam style’ sex crime – K-pop scandals uncover dark side of Seoul’s flashiest district
15th April 2019
‘Gangnam style’ sex crime – K-pop scandals uncover dark side of Seoul’s flashiest district
On a recent weekend night, the dance floor at one of the hottest clubs in Seoul’s swanky Gangnam district held only a few dozen people surrounded by mostly empty tables. A few months ago, the nightclub would have been packed with hundreds of gyrating men and women, and full tables,… Read More
South Korean officials to press for Iran sanctions waiver in United States
26th March 2019
South Korean officials to press for Iran sanctions waiver in United States
South Korean government officials are expected to press for extending a sanctions waiver on Iran’s petroleum exports that expires in May on a visit to Washington this week. South Korea’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Yoon Kang-hyun and other leaders will meet with U.S. State Department officials on Wednesday… Read More
South Korean ex-president Lee granted bail in bribery case
7th March 2019
South Korean ex-president Lee granted bail in bribery case
AP—Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was released from detention Wednesday after a court approved 1 billion won ($885,000) bail nearly a year after his arrest and during the ongoing appeal of his corruption conviction and sentence. An official from the Seoul High Court said Lee was permitted to… Read More
Mystery hacker steals data on 1,000 North Korean defectors in South
31st December 2018
Mystery hacker steals data on 1,000 North Korean defectors in South
The personal information of nearly 1,000 North Koreans who defected to South Korea has been leaked after unknown hackers got access to a resettlement agency’s database, the South Korean Unification Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said it discovered last week that the names, birth dates and addresses of 997… Read More
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