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How ‘Baby Al Capone’ pulled off a $23.8 million crypto heist
NY Post ^ | 5/23/2020 | Michael Kaplan

Posted on 05/23/2020 3:41:56 PM PDT by CaptainK

Ellis Pinsky, a high-school senior in Irvington, NY, has been named as "an evil mastermind" in a $71.4 million civil complaint accusing him of cryptocurrency theft when he was just 15 years old. MORE ON:

In January 2018, a team of some half-dozen computer hackers — scattered across Europe and the United States — scammed their way into Michael Terpin’s cryptocurrency account, fleeced it and laundered the funds: some $23.8 million, according to a bombshell lawsuit.

Allegedly at the center of the heist was Westchester teen Ellis Pinsky. According to papers filed May 7 in Manhattan federal court, Pinsky is “an evil mastermind.” The suit asks for $71.4 million.

The wildest part? Ellis was just 15 years old at the time of the theft.

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Another reason why I don't bank on my phone or on line
1 posted on 05/23/2020 3:41:56 PM PDT by CaptainK
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To: CaptainK

bkmk- bank app alert


2 posted on 05/23/2020 3:47:49 PM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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Yeah. That’s why I don’t or never will dabble in cryptocurrency.


3 posted on 05/23/2020 3:54:54 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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The problem is not with crypto currency, it is with how and where you store it.

Basic...really basic security measures and it is safe and secure. If anyone is gaining access to your wallet, you are making some significant mistakes.


4 posted on 05/23/2020 3:56:53 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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Later


5 posted on 05/23/2020 3:57:01 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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To: CaptainK

Comparing cryptocurrency to banking online is just beyond silly.


6 posted on 05/23/2020 3:58:18 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: CaptainK

7 posted on 05/23/2020 4:04:46 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Wired magazine has an article on Marcus Hutchins. In case you have not heard of him he was arrested as an adult for something he did as a minor through computers. It was a banking password theft program. It's an amazing story because he also has a reasonable claim to having saved the Internet.
8 posted on 05/23/2020 4:13:28 PM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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L8r


9 posted on 05/23/2020 4:28:49 PM PDT by preacher ( Journalism no longer reports news, they use news to shape our society.)
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No flies on this kid

10 posted on 05/23/2020 4:42:32 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: dfwgator

One of my favorites growing up!


11 posted on 05/23/2020 4:52:36 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: CaptainK

Baby Al Capone?
Capone was a vicious killer who personally dispatched several hoods to hell. Not to mention masterminding the Saint Valentines Day massacre.
How many people has this kid killed?


12 posted on 05/23/2020 4:56:22 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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Yes, but has he lined up a bunch of cons in a garage on Valentine’s day yet? There are certain baby steps before someone can be called Al Capone, ya know.


13 posted on 05/23/2020 5:00:55 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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So the basis of the case is a ‘minor’ hacked into an account and stole $100 million dollars worth of invisable money that does not exist? They have the serial numbers off those invisable bills? Yeah theres going to be a jury conviction for thst one!


14 posted on 05/23/2020 6:10:20 PM PDT by Bommer (I'am a MAGA-Deplorian! It is the way! It is the only way!)
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To: SmokingJoe

Al didn’t kill when he was a baby.


15 posted on 05/23/2020 6:11:44 PM PDT by CaptainK ('No collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker')
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To: Bommer

He purchased a lot of valuable stuff with that invisible money.


16 posted on 05/23/2020 6:12:25 PM PDT by CaptainK ('No collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker')
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And four of those valuable things are on display in #10. Wow. Every kid’s dream


17 posted on 05/23/2020 6:16:00 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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“Another reason why I don’t bank on my phone or on line”

This is not a reason. Did you read the article. you. posted?


18 posted on 05/23/2020 6:24:08 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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Underaged hookers are not a commodity.


19 posted on 05/23/2020 6:26:59 PM PDT by Bommer (I'am a MAGA-Deplorian! It is the way! It is the only way!)
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To: TexasGator

No, I didn’t read the article I post.
I never do.


20 posted on 05/23/2020 6:32:20 PM PDT by CaptainK ('No collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker')
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