Over the past year, South Korea has prosecuted 304 individuals involved in financial, securities, and virtual asset crimes, seizing and recovering 381.4 billion KRW in illegal proceeds.

Odaily Planet Daily reported that over the past year, the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecution Service of South Korea have indicted 304 individuals suspected of financial, securities, and digital asset crimes, seizing and preserving 381.4 billion KRW worth of illegal proceeds. The Ministry of Justice and the Prosecution Service stated that they have focused on combating three major types of malicious crimes: voice phishing, financial and digital asset crimes, and drug crimes. The Joint Investigation Team for Voice Phishing Crimes at the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office indicted a total of 471 individuals and detained 169 between July 2025 and May 2026; compared to the previous three years, the average number of monthly indictments increased by 87%, and the number of detentions increased by 6.7%.