Security News > 2019 > January > Police Arrest €10 Million IOTA Cryptocurrency Theft Suspect
2019-01-24 14:18
Scheme Offered 'Free' Website for Generating Cryptocurrency Wallet SeedsPolice in England have arrested a 36-year-old man as part of an investigation into the theft of at least €10 ($11.3 million) in IOTA cryptocurrency since January 2018 from 85 victims worldwide, perpetrated via a malicious cryptocurrency seed generation website that stored users' private keys.
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