South Korean prosecutors lose $22 million of seized crypto to the wallet inspector, later recover it

Still frame from The Simpsons episode "Homer Goes to College", where they encounter the "wallet inspector""The wallet inspector" from The Simpsons (attribution)
Staff members working for South Korean prosecutors, for some reason, decided to use a "wallet checking tool" during an August 2025 audit of seized crypto assets. The tool they selected turned out to be a phishing tool, and five wallets were drained of 320 BTC.

On February 19, the office announced they had recovered the stolen assets and identified the thief.