Program to steal cryptocurrency from foreign accounts, the hackers bought on the Internet

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Kharkov court sentenced two students who sold the malware to steal cryptocurrency to two years of imprisonment with a probation period of one year. This was reported by the press service of the local Prosecutor’s office.

Program to steal cryptocurrency from foreign accounts, the hackers bought on the Internet. In March, the police exposed the students after they sold two residents of Kharkiv. One of the convicts at the time of the crime have not yet reached the age of majority.

In court, the hackers admitted his guilt. The sentence will come into force after the expiry of the period for appeal.

Recall that in the United States six Russians and two citizens of Kazakhstan accused of fraud on the Internet in the tens of millions.

Previously in the United States arrested a hacker who stole tokens for $ 14 million. It is anticipated that theft of the tokens CMCT, they used a method called “replacement SIM card”.