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Vladar49
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Spanish Police Arrested Hacker Who Stole $1 Billion Using Cryptocurrency

Thu Mar 29, 2018 6:56 pm

A cybercrime gang leader, involved in stealing upward of $1.2 bln, has been arrested in Alicante, Spain. The gang ,consisting of Russian and Ukrainian nationals, robbed around 100 financial institutions worldwide and covered its tracks with the help of crypto coins.

According to the Spanish newspaper, the criminal group led by Denis K. invaded remotely into bank systems in order to change the state of owners’ accounts, making major transactions, or to change the balance of deposits opened by its members. The stolen money they converted into digital currency.

Read the details in the article of Coinidol dot com, the world blockchain news outlet: https://coinidol.com/spanish-police-arrested-hacker/

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Re: Spanish Police Arrested Hacker Who Stole $1 Billion Using Cryptocurrency

Wed May 30, 2018 10:15 am

You need to protect your wallet as you can be attacked by the hackers. And the best way is to transfer your wlallet on the hardware as it provides good security of the transactions and other confidential data. You also need to change your passwords on regular basis.

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