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Expert says stolen virtual currency being traded on dark web
Published Thu, Feb 15, 2018 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
VIRTUAL currency stolen from Coincheck Inc is being bought at a discount on the dark web, a part of the internet that cannot be reached by regular searches, and traded for other currencies at other currency exchange operators, an analysis by a data security expert has shown.
The expert found signs that multiple addresses have been used for these transactions, indicating that third parties were profiting by buying and selling.
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