Police in Hunan, China, dismantled a fraud site accused of stealing USDT through malicious links and detained three suspects, BlockBeats reported, citing local police.
Suspects targeted crypto chat groups
The case surfaced after a resident reported that clicking an unfamiliar link in a cryptocurrency QQ group on Sept. 4 led to the theft of 6,814 yuan worth of USDT. Police said the suspects had obtained malware links through Telegram and posted them in QQ and WeChat cryptocurrency groups to steal tokens from users who clicked.
The three suspects were detained on suspicion of theft, and the investigation was continuing, according to the police account.