An operation dismantled a million-dollar scheme cryptocurrency fraudthis Thursday (19), in Rio de Janeiro.
Agents from the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro and the Federal Police arrested a suspectsubject of an arrest warrant, and carried out three search and seizure orders.
Investigations began to investigate the theft of approximately R$14.7 million through sophisticated cyber fraud. The victim was a stock exchange based in new Yorkwhich also operates in the Brazilian market.
According to the MPRJ, the suspect arrested this Thursday exploited a vulnerability in the stock exchange system and carried out more than 600 financial operations involving cryptoassetsin approximately 10 hours.
The complaint indicates that the accused moved an amount of approximately R$ 190 millionafter tracking blockchains. No legal justifications were presented for the significant volume of negotiations.
The prosecutors responsible for the investigation highlighted that advanced investigation techniques and tracking tools made it possible to identify the crimes, as well as the million-dollar movement of virtual assets without proven ballast.
The researchers highlighted the collaboration of several virtual currency companies, based in different countries.
This farm’s operation was triggered by 2nd Specialized Criminal Investigation Prosecutor’s Office of the Rio de Janeiro Center, together with the Security and Intelligence Coordination of the Public Ministry of the State of Rio de Janeiro (CSI/MPRJ) and the Narcotics Repression Office (DRE) of the Federal Police .
