Nham Hoang Khang is escorted by the police in HCMC, January 6, 2022. Picture by VnExpress/Hai Duyen
A hacker in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis was sentenced to 10 years in jail for stealing round VND300 million ($12,782) from the proprietor of a cryptocurrency trade platform.
Nham Hoang Khang was charged with extortion and compelled to return the cash he stole, the HCMC Folks’s Court docket sentenced Friday.
In 2018, Vu Ngoc Chau created the web site t-rex.trade, permitting those that want to purchase and promote cryptocurrencies to attach with each other and carry out transactions at a price. Folks should join accounts and submit sure info, like cellphone numbers, e mail addresses, photos and ID playing cards so as to take action.
In October 2020, Khang used his cellphone to enroll in a number of accounts on the trade platform’s web site. He found that the web site had a number of vulnerabilities, which might permit him to hack it and steal each knowledge and cryptocurrency.
In November 2020, Khang carried out a cyberattack to achieve management of the account of a T-Rex worker, stealing round 30,000 USDT (amounting to round VND685 million or $29,186). Technicians seen irregular transactions and locked down the account to stop the cryptocurrency from being bought.
As soon as he discovered the account had been locked, Khang entered T-Rex’s Telegram chat group and demanded that the account be reopened, however his request was denied.
Khang then hacked and stole info from 29,000 prospects of the platform, creating faux orders in giant numbers, and threatening to carry out an excellent bigger assault. He demanded $20,000, or he would divulge to the world that the trade platform had been hacked.
Authorities mentioned Chau was threatened a number of instances, and so he caved and instructed his workers to ship Khang VND300 million. In mid-2021, Chau despatched a criticism to authorities concerning the incident.
Cryptocurrency is just not acknowledged in Vietnam.
