Revenge for hire spreads among young Koreans

South Korea is seeing a rise in a peculiar form of crime known as “proxy revenge,” in which individuals hire strangers online to vandalize targets they hold grudges against. A man in his 20s was recently arrested in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, after allegedly vandalizing a family home by scattering garbage, spray painting profanities and dumping powder near the entrance, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect told police he had been hired by an unknown client and had no prior connection to the victi

By The Korea Herald