The Korean police uncovered the malicious scheme following the reception of intelligence from Interpol, while the action also impacted a suspect who was placed on an international wanted list.

They fucked up real hard and now they’re about to reap some serious consequences

Very interesting. I wish the story told more.

South Korean police have arrested a CEO and five employees for manufacturing over 240,000 satellite receivers pre-loaded or later updated to include DDoS attack functionality at a purchaser’s request.

While neither company has been named, the two companies have been trading since 2017. In November 2018, the purchasing company made a special request to include DDoS functionality, with the South Korean manufacturer complying.

Allegedly, the functionality was needed to counter the attacks of a competing entity.