đ° News Alert...
đ Title: $243M Bitcoin Scam That Went From Digital Theft to Real-World Kidnapping
đď¸ Published: 2025-05-05T12:45:00-04:00
đ Summary: A shocking incident unfolded when a group of young cybercriminals stole nearly $243 million in Bitcoin, leading to a real-world kidnapping plot in Connecticut. The scammers employed advanced social engineering techniques to deceive a cryptocurrency investor into giving them access to his computer. Just a week later, the parents of one of the alleged thieves were kidnapped to extort him for the loot. As law enforcement closed in, the intertwined lives of these digital offenders revealed a grim reminder of how cybercrime can spill into the physical world. This incident highlights the urgent need for awareness and vigilance in both digital and real-life interactions.
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https://cointelegraph.com/explained/how-a-243-million-crypto-heist-led-to-a-real-world-kidnapping?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
đď¸ Source: Cointelegraph by Onkar Singh
đ #CyberSecurity #CryptoCrime #Vigilance
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