Cybercriminals are well practiced at breaking into crypto owners online accounts to steal their DeFi wealth.

Last week, the Justice Departmentannouncedthe sentencing of a majority of the members of that gang.

Meanwhile, the remaining $112,000 was split between the other cybercriminals attached to the gang.

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They also circulated pictures of their targets and their targets homes.

In recent years, the government hasdeveloped advanced tools to chase digital assetsacross the internet.

Despite this well known fact, some of the criminals didnt do much to cover their trail.

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