authorities recently detained three men after defrauding them for stealing HK $ 226,000 from Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs in the region, where the thieves had withdrawn money Over 11 transactions.
According to the Queen Telegraph, the arrested male trio, aged between 26 and 55, allegedly took advantage of 6 different Bitcoin ATMs and manipulated them to pay HKD Equivalent to about 30 thousand dollars.
The South China Morning Post article stated that the authorities believed the three men in question were part of a larger criminal operation.
Two cryptocurrency exchanges reported to the authorities the outrageous activity prior to the arrests.
Wilson Tam, supervisor of the Hong Kong Cybersecurity Crime and Technology Bureau, did not disclose the exact methods of theft being used, even though the office had provided the two ATMs Automated affected with tips about increasing security measures.
Tam said, according to the newspaper, that this is the first time that we have encountered a fraud related to Bitcoin ATMs.
the number of Bitcoin ATMs in the world reached 8,000 in June 2020, while Bitcoin itself gained more publicity as a viable asset throughout the year, making the original A logical target for attacks.
(Amazon Fun Knowledge)
