News Forum - Police bust Belarusian man in Phuket for allegedly stealing cash and crypto from Russians

[Thaiger]

UPDATE Police busted a Belarusian man in Phuket who allegedly helped to steal tens of thousands of dollars in cash and cryptocurrency from Russians in the island province. The man, 36 year old Georgi Gavrylchyk, was allegedly part of a group of three suspects who attacked two Russians on Soi Cherng Talay 16 for US$20,000 in cash, …

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[Pinetree]

I thought Russians and Belarusians were famously good mates?  Clearly not, but who cares.  So long as they rip each other off, I for one am happy. 

[Redneck12345]

They have the same brain as their leader. They think they can bully anyone.  Hope the go inside for a while.

[Grumpish]

How do you physically steal crypto-currency?

[Fanta]

23 minutes ago, Grumpish said:

How do you physically steal crypto-currency?

Crypto has to be stored somewhere - either cold storage (USB drive etc) or online at a crypto exchange. So steal the storage medium or the user details for the exchange.

[Grumpish]

1 minute ago, Fanta said:

Crypto has to be stored somewhere - either cold storage (USB drive etc) or online at a crypto exchange. So steal the storage medium or the user details for the exchange.

True - but without the password for the wallet, it is useless. And USB drives and other external medium can be encrypted and protected very easily.