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Cryptocurrency thefts, fraud hit $1.2 billion in first quarter - report
David Marchant
Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Joined: 9/13/2007
Posts: 1278


 Reuters: Losses from the theft of cryptocurrencies from exchanges and fraud-related activities surged in the first quarter of the year to $1.2 billion, or 70 percent of the level for all of 2018, cybersecurity firm CipherTrace said on Tuesday.

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