Thailand Recovers Over $432,000 in Stolen Crypto From Eastern European Cybercriminal

Thai authorities announced the recovery of over $432,000 worth of stolen digital assets from a cybercriminal hiding in Phuket. This operation, dubbed ‘Operation 293′, resulted in the return of $320,000 worth of cryptocurrency to Thai victims targeted by this criminal’s malicious malware that infiltrated their devices. The hacker used this technique to steal users’ authentication keys and mnemonic phrases, which are crucial access credentials for crypto accounts.