Old School Thieves Steal Bitcoin at Gunpoint from NYC Man

Old School Thieves Steal Bitcoin at Gunpoint from NYC Man

Stealing Bitcoin is not confined to computers and hacking anymore. There are some people who would like to do it in the old school fashion. Until now we have been hearing about exchanges and wallets being hacked, or some cybercriminals using ransomware to demand Bitcoin, but now we can add robbing at gunpoint as another effective way of stealing Bitcoin. A man in New York City was relieved of his Bitcoin worth $1100 sometime in the last month. The robbery victim was allegedly trying to sell Bitcoin when thisincident happened. In what is now being called a street-cybercrime, the victim - a....


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