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British Man Pleads Guilty to $8M Virtual Currency Theft Plot
A British man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal $8 million in virtual currency. The plea was entered in connection with a scheme involving digital assets.
18 Apr, 03:37 — 18 Apr, 05:18
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British man pleads guilty to conspiring to steal $8m in virtual currency
The Scottish 24-year-old admits defrauding at least a dozen companies and their employees across the US.
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British man pleads guilty to conspiring to steal $8m in virtual currency
A British man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack the computers of at least a dozen companies and to steal at least $8m (£5.9m) in virtual currency from people in the US.
By David Apinga
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First report: BBC · 18 Apr, 03:37|Full coverage: 2 · 2h|Window: 2h
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