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2019-07-18 06:27:47

Tel Aviv indicts Israeli crypto hacker in over a million dollars scam

Tel Aviv indicts Israeli crypto hacker that had acquired a vast amount of digital currency through cyber infringement in a court at the Israeli capital, Tel Aviv. Eliyahu Gigi, a resident of the city, is reported to have embezzled close to 1.75 million US dollars in crypto money from a host of European nationals, ranging from Germans to Dutch and Belgians. According to leading news sources, the digital currency accrued in the crime were primarily Bitcoin, Ether and Dash. The charges levelled against Mr Gigi include a multitude of serious offences under Israel’s ‘Computers Law’, including theft, aggravated counterfeiting and