Former Cryptopia Exchange Employee Confessed To Stealing Cryptocurrencies On $172 000 – Bits Media

Cryptocurrencies on $172 000 – Bits Media />

A former employee of the already non -existent exchange of Cryptopia pleaded guilty to theft of crypto assets worth $245 000 NZD ($172 000 в USD). The theft is not related to breaking the exchange in 2019 year, which led to its closure.

According to the publication of Stuff, Former Cryptopia employee admitted to theft of crypto assets from the site. While working on the exchange, an employee, whose name is not revealed, Created copies of Cryptopia closed keys, saved them on a USB drive, and downloaded the data to his personal computer at home.

At the peak of popularity, New Zealand Exchange, which is now undergoing liquidation process after hacking in 2019 year, I counted more 80 employees and served 1.4 million clients around the world. As a result of hacking, crypto assets were stolen on $16 mln.

At the end of last year, Grant Thornton, engaged in the liquidation of Cryptopia, began accepting applications from injured users for compensation for losses.

Employee, whose actions are not related to breaking the exchange, In September last year, Grant Thornton, that BTC deposited in the old Cryptopia wallet and asked them to return. The company studied transactions and discovered, what 13 BTC was withdrawn from several wallets.

The liquidator also revealed, what 2 BTC was carried out through a cryptocurrency mixer in an attempt to hide their origin. The total cost of BTC at the time of the transaction was about 235 000 NZD. Later it turned out, that they were bred about 10 000 NZD in other cryptocurrencies. After that, How Grant Thornton revealed the information received, Former exchange employee admitted to the theft.

Then he stated, that he intends to return all the stolen money on condition, that will not be held accountable. He did it the next day and said, that "he returned everything".

“The accused admitted, that was disappointed in Cryptopia, but also was sure, what can avoid punishment for theft, As I thought, that no one will ever check the old deposit wallets ", - says in the publication of Stuff.

In February it became known, that hackers continue to kidnap the crypto acts of Cryptopia exchange users, in the process of liquidation. From the supposedly “cold wallet”, XSN coins were stolen in the amount $45 000.