A foreigner visiting Kiev, Ukraine, was kidnapped in an attempt to steal his bitcoins (BTC). The man was murdered and the criminals made off with over 7 million hryvnias (HUA) in cryptocurrency.
Man murdered for his bitcoins in kyiv, Ukraine
The police report states that it is a murder”shameless» committed by 4 people aged 24 to 29The latter allegedly acted with premeditation, developing a plan that targeted a foreign man holding bitcoins (BTC).
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Residents reported hearing screams and seeing men beating a person and forcing him into a car. The victim, who was 29, was then allegedly taken to an abandoned building.
There, she was forced to transfer her BTC to another wallet.then she was strangled, according to police. The body was buried in the forest and the cryptocurrencies were quickly exchanged for fiat currency.
$170,000 in cryptocurrency
The 4 men were arrested. The murder allowed them to collect 7 million hryvnias (HUA) in Bitcoin, or the equivalent of $170,000 at the current rate.
The investigation resulted in the seizure of money, a car and other “physical evidence“. The defendants are not eligible for bail and face life in prison..
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This is an opportunity to remind you that if secure storage is an almost essential step for storing your cryptocurrencies, Unfortunately, it is still possible to force someone to access their wallet.. It may therefore be wise to take steps to reduce these types of risks.
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Source: police report
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