Crypto-robbing gang member gets 6.5-year prison sentence

5 articles · Updated · The Register · May 7

The defendant, who was a teenager at the time, was jailed for helping a gang behind thefts tied to about $250m in cryptocurrency.
The report says he carried out physical break-ins and thefts that others in the group could not, supporting the gang's wider cyber-enabled robbery operation.
The case highlights how major crypto thefts can combine online targeting with real-world violence and burglary, extending criminal liability beyond keyboard-based hacking.

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