FBI and Tesla thwart $4 million Bitcoin ransomware plot

Cointelegraph

Published Aug 28, 2020 05:54AM ET

Updated Aug 29, 2020 08:00AM ET

A young Russian citizen and his co-conspirators came within an inch of carrying out a major ransomware attack against Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) — unaware that their target had already turned them in.

Last week, the United States Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) unsealed a criminal complaint against a conspirator in a thwarted ransomware plot against the electric car maker Tesla.

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