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Inspection of hackers devices finds £200,000 in encrypted digital safe

Convicted TalkTalk hacker had hardware wallet with cyptocurrency which parents accessed.

Jason Gunton was sentenced to five months suspended for a year after admitting transferring criminal property and perverting the course of justice.

Jason Gunton was sentenced to five months suspended for a year after admitting transferring criminal property and perverting the course of justice.

Date - 3rd October 2019
By - Gary Mason
A teenage hacker who as part of his sentence was ordered to have his internet enabled devices examined routinely by police officers was found to have £200,000 in cryptocurrency in a digital safe with a 24-word password. The parents of Elliott...
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