Lithuanian hacker arrested for KMSAuto malware draining $1.18M from crypto wallets

December 29, 2025

A Lithuanian hacker has been extradited to South Korea for a Windows-targeting KMSAuto malware campaign that infected over 2 million users and stole millions in crypto.

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