Brazil Arrests 'Unabomber Copycat' Accused of Demanding Bitcoin in Bomb Threats
Summary
- Reports said a bomb-threat case in Brazil targeted financial-industry executives while demanding Bitcoin (BTC).
- The suspect allegedly threatened drone attacks using dynamite and C4 explosives and demanded a transfer of about $300,000 worth of Bitcoin.
- Police had difficulty tracking the suspect's virtual-asset (cryptocurrency) wallets, but arrested him using smartphone app payment records.
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A man in Brazil has been arrested after allegedly demanding Bitcoin while threatening bomb attacks against financial-industry executives.
Bitcoin.com reported on November 13 that Brazilian police arrested 42-year-old Francisco Mendes Barbiot on November 11. He is accused of sending letters threatening executives in the financial sector and residents of luxury mansions.
In the letters, Barbiot allegedly threatened to carry out attacks using drones loaded with dynamite and C4 explosives. He demanded a transfer of about $300,000 worth of Bitcoin to avert the attacks. Some of the letters reportedly also contained actual explosives.
Police had difficulty tracking the suspect's virtual-asset, or cryptocurrency, wallets during the investigation. They ultimately caught him after he used a smartphone app to pay a subway fare.
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