For the first time in history, Ukraine has recovered cryptocurrency from hackers and transferred it to the state — more than 372 million hryvnias were sent to the ARMA administration. Babel reports this with reference to Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko. The PromPolitInform portal reports.
This is about 8.3 million USDT of digital assets that were on the crypto wallets of a member of an international hacker group. Investigators claim that cybercriminals attacked people and companies in European countries and the United States. Then they demanded a ransom for confidential information. The funds were legalized in Ukraine — they bought real estate, cars and other property.
Estimated losses amount to more than $100 million. During the investigation, four members of the hacker group were detained (among them the organizer) — all are in custody.
We also managed to seize assets worth over $11.1 million — houses, apartments, cars, $1 million, and virtual assets worth over $8.3 million.
