Security News > 2011 > April > Police nab 2 suspects in Hyundai Capital hacking scandal

http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=040000&biid=2011041995298 The Dong-A Ilbo April 19, 2011 Police have caught two men suspected of being hired to hack personal information from Hyundai Capital Services, Korea’s major lending company and a financial unit of Hyundai Motor Group. Three other suspects are known to have fled overseas, including a 37-year-old Korean hacker living in the Philippines. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Monday, “We applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. Heo (a 40-year-old jobless man) who gave 20 million won (18,373 U.S. dollars) to the infamous hacker in the Philippines for hacking.” Also caught was a 39-year-old man who drove a car while Heo was withdrawing money that he got by blackmailing the lending company. [...]

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