Scottish court sentences inmate to eight years for £2 million crypto theft plot
Robert Barr received an eight‑year prison term after orchestrating a remote‑access crypto heist from his cell, a scheme foiled when victims refused entry.
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Robert Barr received an eight‑year prison term after orchestrating a remote‑access crypto heist from his cell, a scheme foiled when victims refused entry.
Patrick Steven Yaroch admitted to stealing roughly $2.47 million in cryptocurrency from FBI‑linked wallets, far exceeding the $1 million he initially reported.
After Binance’s $6.3 billion theft, X users flooded the platform with memes of Kim Jong Un celebrating, while investigators link the breach to North Korea’s Lazarus Group.