As the Coin Market Rises... Robberies Targeting Coins Surge

Recently, as the virtual asset (cryptocurrency) market has entered a bullish phase, it has been revealed that robberies aimed at illegally seizing virtual assets have become frequent in the United States.

According to Cointelegraph on the 16th, the U.S. police and the U.S. Secret Service arrested Nuruhussein Hussein in Scottsdale, Arizona, on the 11th and 12th.

Hussein reportedly disguised himself as an Uber driver to lure passengers and then extorted $300,000 in virtual assets from their phones.

As the virtual asset market has recently entered a bullish phase, crimes targeting virtual assets are occurring frequently. According to GitHub, there were at least 19 virtual asset robbery incidents last year. In 2021, when the bull market arrived, there were as many as 32 virtual asset robbery incidents.