It was learned that a young man living in Florida, USA, stole the crypto money fortune of a 61-year-old woman. The crypto thief working as a cyber security expert was caught after stealing a large amount of money. Here’s what happened behind the scenes of the interesting event…
Cryptocurrency thief inflicts great harm on elderly woman
According to the Clearwater Police Department, a 27-year-old man stole more than $575,000 in cryptocurrencies from an elderly person while installing technology in the victim’s home. . According to the arrest statement, Aaron Daniel Motta of Pinellas Park is charged with grand theft and crimes against computer users. The report stated that Motta was at the victim’s home to set up a security system and had access to the victim’s computer.
The police conducting the investigation said that while Motta was there, he stole a Trezor hardware wallet that allows users to store cryptocurrency offline and found the password nearby. According to the police, Motta later transferred the wealth worth $575,910.61 at the time to multiple wallets he controlled. Trezor and other hardware wallets are known for allowing their customers to store a range of digital assets offline.
Thief released on bail
Cryptocurrency can be defined as digital coins stored on Blockchain, a peer-to-peer network that functions as a secure transaction ledger. As Kriptokoin.com we have covered similar events, a Facebook page named Motta shows that he is an IT manager, former cyber security engineer and a hacker with a code of ethics. On the other hand, it is not known which ones are among the cryptos that Motta stole. Calls to a phone number written in the statement also listed online for Motta’s company on Saturday went unanswered, according to the Facebook page
. According to the thief’s testimony, the victim may be 65 years of age or older. Motta entered Pinellas County Jail on Friday afternoon. However, the thief was released before 1 am on Saturday after paying $60,000 bail.
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