8 members of voice phishing ring arrested in South Korea, China

SEOUL: Eight members of a voice phishing ring have been arrested in South Korea and China and investigators are looking into suspected links to a North Korean hacker, officials said on Monday.

The police and the National Intelligence Service in South Korea worked together to arrest the members for allegedly stealing around 2 billion won ($1.8 million) from about 200 South Koreans by operating a phishing scam from China. All of them are South Koreans in their 20s and 30s, Yonhap news agency reported.

Four of them were arrested between January and June after returning to South Korea due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The other four were arrested in the Chinese city of Tianjin in July with the help of the Chinese police, officials said. (IANS)

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