A staff member of a cryptocurrency investment company in Hong Kong was arrested for stealing over 20 million HKD worth of USDT from clients

PANews February 24 Report: According to Sing Tao Daily, an investment company in Hong Kong that provides cryptocurrency settlement services has about 20 clients reporting the loss of 2.67 million USDT, totaling approximately HKD 20.87 million. After police investigation, a 34-year-old network engineer named Cai was arrested yesterday. He is suspected of using his position to access the company’s database without authorization, to check client account information and is suspected of stealing crypto assets. The case is now handled by the Ninth Unit of the Criminal Investigation Team of Yau Tsim Police District in Hong Kong, and several officers have visited the company to collect evidence.

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