A student at a university in Britain was the victim of an armed robbery. The assailants seized passwords to his financial apps and accounts holding cryptocurrency, The Sun reports.
The publication does not specify the date of the incident, but says that at the time the victim’s cryptocurrency holdings were valued at £6,000 ($8,200).
Currently, the newspaper reports, the value of the stolen assets stands at £68,000 (more than $93,000).
According to the victim’s mother, he had discussed cryptocurrency with a friend on campus prior to the attack. Later, masked robbers armed with knives raided his accommodation. In addition to transferring digital assets to their own accounts, they also stole £3,000 from his tuition grant.
The student contacted the police, but they did not attend the call. Police said they conducted an investigation, including blockchain wallet analysis, but no charges were brought and after eight months the investigation was closed.
In August, a court in Israel found a local resident guilty of stealing 75,000 DASH from his friend.
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