According to local media, six people in the UAE attacked a cryptocurrency expert for whom they lost $30 million because of his advice.

The victim confirmed that he had advised the group to invest in an anonymous cryptocurrency, and after a few days their assets rose to $100 million, but the coin soon fell to zero and investors lost all their savings.

Later, the gang contacted the expert again to somehow make up for their loss. He advised them on a new digital currency that has not yet been officially launched. Investors created an online trading platform, but 15 minutes later the site was hacked and the asset lost value.

Thereupon, according to the case file, the attackers entered the villa where the man and his wife were. From there they stole a diamond ring worth $200,000, two phones, three hours and 390,000 dirhams (over $106,000).

The attackers, under the threat of murder, demanded the return of the $30 million they lost.

A UAE court found all six people guilty of theft and sentenced them to six months in prison.

In February, a St. Recall that a resident of St. Petersburg was the victim of an attack in which unidentified attackers who identified themselves as FSB officers stole half a million rubles in cash and cryptocurrencies from him.