Hushpuppi: $15.3m stolen by Woodberry from US companies may not be recovered- FBI

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Hushpuppi: $15.3m stolen by Woodberry from US companies may not be recovered- FBI MondayMotivaton mondaythoughts

The Federal Bureau of Investigations has said that $15.3million, which is part of the money Olalekan Jacob Ponle aka Woodberry stole, was stashed away in a Bitcoin wallet.

Woodberry allegedly staged business email compromise schemes targeting accounts through computer intrusion techniques, to carry out unauthorized transfer of funds from victim companies. “Preliminary blockchain analysis indicates that PONLE received at least 1,494.71506296 bitcoin related to these BEC schemes, valued at approximately $6,599,499.98,” the affidavit read.

“Proceeds from BEC schemes, ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars, were then wired by unwitting employees to the bank accounts opened by PONLE’s mules.

 

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