Topic: Are there such things as Crypto-currency heists? - page 2. (Read 315 times)
I'm a fan of Netflix money heist series, they're just too smart too execute their plans. I think its all applicable anywhere in any currency as long as they planned something bad. Those who posted in social media of their wealth and crypto portfolio probably got a higher risk of being victim especially if they include their where abouts that can give criminals more reason to get robbed.
I am a rather big fan of heist movies such as The Perfect Score, Ocean’s 11, the Mission: Impossible Movie Franchise and many more less well-known heist movies. While watching those movies, I’m just thinking would it be possible to plan a heist to seal some crypto-currency? Moreover, are there any cryptocurrency heists that have taken place in the real world so far?
The answer is Yes. Some foolish people who have boasted about how much cryptocurrency they have, have been burgled and their laptops stolen.
See the following:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/28/cryptocurrency-trader-forced-at-gunpoint-to-make-bitcoin-transfer
Four men broke into the man's house and forced him to give up his private keys.
I am a rather big fan of heist movies such as The Perfect Score, Ocean’s 11, the Mission: Impossible Movie Franchise and many more less well-known heist movies. While watching those movies, I’m just thinking would it be possible to plan a heist to seal some crypto-currency? Moreover, are there any cryptocurrency heists that have taken place in the real world so far?
Yes. You can read about the biggest and most notorious cryptocurrency heist in history, here:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/behind-the-biggest-bitcoin-heist-in-history-inside-the-implosion-of-mt-gox
Its entitled: Behind the Biggest Bitcoin Heist in History: Inside the Implosion of Mt. Gox
Summary: Mt. Gox, which was once the world’s largest exchange for the decentralized virtual currency, filed for bankruptcy protection in February 2014, when it was reported that 850,000 bitcoins, worth $450 million at the time, had disappeared or been stolen by hackers. Mt. Gox said it also lost $27 million in cash.
I have watched a few bitcoin-themed films where the heist motive always targets crypto users who use smartphones, especially for travelers, most users cannot remember their own private key, so they ensure that accounts on smartphones are always signed in, or write them on their device.
publicly there hasn't been a big planning case like that in the real world, most of it is still in the large-scale investment scam mode.
publicly there hasn't been a big planning case like that in the real world, most of it is still in the large-scale investment scam mode.
A heist that the world knows of? Probably no (there have been breaches into datacenters, but not direct wallets as far as I know), but something inside me tells that it must've happened at some point. It's pretty normal for regular/long-time holders to keep their wallets just installed on a computer and that's pretty much about it. People might've lost their wallets due to a burglary, or just literally being threatened by someone they know to give them their private keys.
One big flaw with crypto heist. And this was demonstrated recently in the USA I believe,,, some thieves tried to run away with a Bitcoin ATM. They were successful actually in bringing the whole heavy machine away, and then all they managed to get was the dollar notes inside it. But not the Bitcoin.
Why? Private key.
Some people even remember their seed phrase and never carry around anything physical.
Why? Private key.
Some people even remember their seed phrase and never carry around anything physical.
I am a rather big fan of heist movies such as The Perfect Score, Ocean’s 11, the Mission: Impossible Movie Franchise and many more less well-known heist movies. While watching those movies, I’m just thinking would it be possible to plan a heist to seal some crypto-currency? Moreover, are there any cryptocurrency heists that have taken place in the real world so far?
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