The Heist of the century: three hackers from China stole $ 87 million in cryptocurrency
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China detained three suspects on charges of stealing cryptocurrency. Hackers accused of stealing bitcoins and other coins worth about $ 87 million. According to information , this is one of the biggest crimes to the crypt in the PRC.
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Chinese police have arrested three men involved in the theft of 600 million yuan ($87 million). To obtain cryptocurrency hacker managed after hacking into personal and corporate computers. The details of the case said the police XI'an, capital of Northern Shaanxi province.
Our office has not yet met with such a thing. This is the first major kidnapping of the crypts in Shaanxi.
The Investigation began in March when one of the residents of Xian told the police about the hacking of your PC. He complained that unknown hackers managed to steal his coins, Bitcoin and Ethereum in the amount of $ 15 million.
Turns out the crooks had a great experience in IT and worked in leading technology companies in China. However, the names of companies, the investigation did not disclose. After the theft, the hackers shared the coins between multiple wallets and sold them in small portions on the exchanges to cover his tracks.
The Police had to perform a vast array of data, the investigation was also attended by the experts in the field of IT. Joint efforts managed to decipher one of the hackers under the name of Zhou. Two months later, investigators were able to reach the resident of Beijing, Tsui, and resident of Jilin province Chang.
Hackers set the clock surveillance. Finally, last Wednesday, all three were arrested during a coordinated RAID. The police said that the investigation is not over.
The Popularity of cryptocurrencies in China has led to an increasing number of crimes related to digital assets. Chinese courts are crowded with cases of thefts, break-ins and similar acts . Because of the legal status of Bitcoin in the country, the judges can't render a legal verdict.
Perhaps in the near future the situation will change. And yet while away our time . We do not steal.
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