South Korean woman sentenced to 2 years in prison for stealing $500,000 in crypto while her boyfriend slept

A South Korean woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing her boyfriend's cryptocurrency assets while he was asleep. According to Jeju District Court documents, the woman used her boyfriend's sleeping time to unlock his phone and transfer about $500,000 in crypto assets. Prosecutors said the defendant planned and carried out the theft after learning that her boyfriend held a large amount of crypto assets. The court found that the defendant's actions were highly premeditated and serious, so the sentence was severe.