[2019-06-25]Europol Arrests Six People Allegedly Behind $27 Million Bitcoin Thef
Europol Arrests Six People Allegedly Behind $27 Million Bitcoin Theft
Europol, in conjunction with the United Kingdoms South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit, the Dutch police, Eurojust, and the U.K.s National Crime Agency (NCA), has coordinated the arrests of six people suspected of stealing over $27 million in cryptocurrency, according to a press release on June 25.
The attackers reportedly were involved in typosquatting, a fraudulent means to steal credentials by setting up a scam website with a similar name to an established onehence the typo in typosquattingand then recording login data.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/europol-arrests-six-people-allegedly-behind-27-million-bitcoin-theft
Europol, in conjunction with the United Kingdoms South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit, the Dutch police, Eurojust, and the U.K.s National Crime Agency (NCA), has coordinated the arrests of six people suspected of stealing over $27 million in cryptocurrency, according to a press release on June 25.
The attackers reportedly were involved in typosquatting, a fraudulent means to steal credentials by setting up a scam website with a similar name to an established onehence the typo in typosquattingand then recording login data.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/europol-arrests-six-people-allegedly-behind-27-million-bitcoin-theft