Cyber Police Launch Operation to Catch Crypto Theft

March 8 - Cyber police launch operation to arrest crypto coin theft causing over a million baht in damages. Confessed that he had set up a system for the victim and thus illegally used the victim's account. At the Technological Crime Investigation Police Headquarters (S.T.C.), Muang Thong Thani, Pol. Maj. Gen. Athasit Sudsanguan, deputy commander of S.T.I., along with officers from Division 1, S.T.I. Region 4, brought in do a search Mr. Siriphonchai, 40 years old, was arrested according to a Criminal Court arrest warrant on charges of committing theft from two or more people or receiving stolen property. Unlawful access to computer data that has specific access protection measures and that such measures are not used for him or her. This case stems from the fact that officials were informed by the victim that The culprit stole 30,983 USDT coins in digital assets worth 1,103,153 baht from the victim's Binance account. Therefore, an investigation was conducted and found convincing evidence that Mr. Siriphonch ai was a criminal due to the examination of digital financial routes. Found that Mr. Siriphonchai is the beneficiary of such digital assets Therefore requesting approval of the criminal court's arrest warrant. Arrested at The Royal Palm Village, Phitsanulok Province and seized computer equipment. mobile phone used to commit crimes and related documents Investigate Mr. Siriphonchai He testified that he had previously set up a computer system for the victim, which resulted in the information being available. Username/password of the victim's Binance account Until the day of the incident of the accused Had secretly accessed the victim's account. and converted all of the victim's digital assets into the USDT currency in the amount of 30,983 USDT coins and transferred them to another person's wallet address, then sold them through the P2P system to convert them into baht currency and transferred the said money to themselves. and other people To conceal the inspection from officials.-413-Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency