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

Odaily星球日报讯 Over the past year, the South Korean Ministry of Justice and the Prosecution Service have prosecuted a total of 304 individuals suspected of financial, securities, and virtual asset crimes, and have seized and secured illegal proceeds worth 381.4 billion KRW. The Ministry of Justice and the Prosecution Service stated that they have focused on cracking down on three major categories 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 prosecuted a total of 471 individuals and detained 169 between July 2025 and May 2026; compared to the previous three years, the monthly average number of prosecutions increased by 87%, and the number of detentions increased by 6.7%.