Hackers stole bitcoins from New Zealand police wallet – Bits Media

Hackers were able to access the wallet of the New Zealand police, where bitcoins were stored to investigate drug trafficking.

Bitcoins were supposed to be used by law enforcement agencies to control drug purchases. However, hackers Somehow they received secret keys and brought cryptocurrency to their addresses.

The amount of loss for the police is not too large - about $32 000. I.e, attackers stole only one bitcoin. At the moment, the identity of hackers has not been established.

but, According to the inspector of the National Group for the Combat Crime of the Police of New Zeawart Mills (Stuart Mills), Most likely the attackers "acted from abroad."

Mills noted, that hacking "was part of a larger fraud, aimed at receiving keys from bitcoins wallets ". The police continues the investigation of the incident.

Recall, what else at the end 2019 years of the new Zealand police confiscated $4.2 Milln in cryptocurrencies from the owner of sites for the spread of pirate films.