South Korea Charges 23 Over Laundering $11.1M USDT From Cambodian Phishing Ring

According to Seoul Metropolitan Police, authorities charged 23 people and detained two key figures on charges related to laundering cryptocurrency proceeds from a Cambodia-based phishing operation. The group moved approximately $11.1 million (16.8 billion won) in USDT across domestic and overseas exchanges between February 2024 and April 2025, converting it to foreign currency or Korean won for a fee, police said. The alleged ringleader remains at large and is subject to an Interpol Red Notice. Investigators froze roughly $431,000 (650 million won) in proceeds and identified 265 phishing incidents linked to the network, totaling $17 million (25.7 billion won) in victim losses.
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