Police arrest two Ukrainian men after Vienna killing linked to crypto wallet theft
The Block
Two Ukrainian men were arrested for killing a 21-year-old Ukrainian in Vienna after forcing him to surrender cryptocurrency wallet passwords.Summary
Vienna police arrested two Ukrainian men, aged 19 and 45, in connection with the killing of a 21-year-old Ukrainian citizen whose body was found in a burned Mercedes on November 26th. The victim was reportedly lured to a hotel garage, assaulted, forced to reveal passwords to two cryptocurrency wallets, which were subsequently drained. Investigators recovered a large amount of U.S. dollars from one suspect. The suspects were tracked using surveillance footage and border records, arrested in Ukraine, and the case will be transferred there for prosecution. The incident highlights a growing trend of real-world violence targeting crypto holders.
(Source：The Block)