UK hacker jailed because of bitcoin theft

productive programmer, in charge of assaults on in excess of 100 organizations around the world, has been imprisoned in Britain, in what was a first of its kind case for the Metropolitan police.

Around a large portion of a million pounds worth of Bitcoin were seized from Gran West, who for the most part utilized 'phishing' email tricks to acquire the monetary information of a huge number of clients.

West would offer the private information and change over the benefit into Bitcoins, putting away the computerized money in different records.

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Working under the pen name," "West was condemned on Friday, 25 May at Southwark Crown Court to ten years and eight months' detainment.

The Metropolitan police seized around a large portion of a million pounds worth of Bitcoin, following the capture. It was the first run through the Met caught a type of digital money, with just a single other seizure of virtual cash recorded in the UK.

"This case outlines the lengths that our analysts will go to keeping in mind the end goal to seek after guilty parties on the dim web. We will utilize various measures to guarantee such guilty parties are distinguished, arraigned and their advantages are seized. This is the first occasion when we have grabbed a digital money and we are resolved to stay one stage in front of digital crooks who trust they can act with exemption," Detective Chief Superintendent Mick Gallagher, Head of the Met's Organized Crime Command, said in an announcement.

The imprisoned programmer has been exchanging on the dim web since March 2015, offering money related information and cannabis. While trying to get individual data of 165,000 individuals, West executed a phishing trick acting like online takeaway benefit Just Eat. His activities cost the firm roughly £200,000.