[South Korean CEX Employee Sentenced to 4 Years for Accepting Bitcoin Bribes to Turn Military Officer] On December 30, South Korea's Supreme Court ruled that an employee of a cryptocurrency exchange platform was sentenced to four years in prison for accepting approximately $487,000 worth of Bitcoin from North Korean hackers to turn a South Korean military officer into selling military secrets. The individual is also banned from engaging in financial-related industries for four years. The involved Army captain received approximately $33,500 worth of Bitcoin and has already been sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $35,000 for violating the Military Secrets Protection Act. The case revealed that the individuals involved contacted the officer via Telegram and provided concealed cameras disguised as watches and USB devices in an attempt to steal login information for the Korea-U.S. Joint Command and Control System.