In brief
- A local news report from South Korea points to a “private revenge” group which pays in crypto for individuals to vandalize property and intimidate individuals.
- Some tactics include dropping defamatory leaflets and spreading food and human waste.
- Individuals have been arrested but police are still searching for their superiors.
Police in South Korea say people are using crypto to pay for intimidation tactics that include vandalizing front doors, leaving threatening messages, and spreading human waste, according to a local news report from Hankyoreh.
The so-called “private revenge” attacks were reportedly ordered through social messaging app Telegram, with alleged perpetrators paid between $337-$675 or 500,000-1,000,000 South…
