Theft of 100,000 XRP Leads to Arrest in Australia

Cryptocurrency Oct 26, 2018 01:21PM ET

Theft of 100,000 XRP Leads to Arrest in Australia A 23-year old Australian woman has been arrested over stealing 100,000 XRP. Police forces detained the individual in her parent’s house in Sydney after she allegedly raided a 56-year-old crypto adopter’s wallet and transferred more than $46,000 worth in to a Chinese exchange. According to Australian newspaper Brisbane Times , the woman hacked the victim’s email account in January of this year and set up a two-step verification security feature by changing the password and verifying it with her personal mobile number. The 23-year-old individual then used the victim’s email address to obtain access to their cryptocurrency wallet. She then transferred 100,000 XRP to an account in China, and converted them in . By the time the 56-year-old victim restore...

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Theft of 100,000 XRP Leads to Arrest in Australia

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