Korean hacker awaiting deportation
InfoSec News <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.security.attrition.infosec-news |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2011/10/24/korean-hacker-awaiting-deportation-186795 Manila Local News October 24, 2011 A KOREAN who hacked into a communication company's database and downloaded data of its 40,000 customers is currently awaiting deportation to Seoul, the Bureau of Immigration said. Shin Un-sun, 37, has been apprehended last October 5 in a popular shopping center in San Juan City by the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), BI Commissioner Ricardo David said. He was later turned over to the BI which issued a mission order for his arrest after the Korean embassy made the request for his deportation. “He will be deported to Seoul where a central district court has issued a warrant for his arrest,” the BI chief added. Shin is wanted for blackmail and extortion after he told victims to deposit $150,000 into his savings accounts in three banks in Manila. When customers ignored his threats, Shin tried the communications company, demanding payment of 10 million Korean won in exchange for keeping customers' identities from its rivals. [...] _____________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isn