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Korea’s super-hacker tracked down in Philippines
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Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 03:27:03 -0600 (CST)
http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2964605 By Han Yeong-ik Korea JoongAng Daily Dec 28, 2012The end of the line for a famed fugitive Korean hacker surnamed Shin came in mid-December, when police in the Philippines found him in Batangas Province, led to him by the earlier arrest of one of his accomplices.
Shin, 39, who became famous for hacking the servers of Hyundai Capital in the first half of 2011, was repatriated to Korea Dec. 14 and is being investigated for hacking.
His history is virtually the history of hacking corporations for fun and profit in Korea.
Shin originally wanted to become a pop singer, and started to learn about computer hacking as a hobby starting in 2000.
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