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Icelandic authorities say a mastermind suspected of stealing $3 million worth of bitcoin mining equipment has escaped from an Icelandic prison
it is reported that the suspect, named Hindley sol Stefansson, fled through the window of Songen prison in rural areas of southern Iceland in the early morning of the 17th. He was transferred to the "open" prison by the police 10 days ago. There are almost no defenses, no walls, the lowest level of security, and prisoners can make phone calls and surf the Internet
According to the report, the fugitive was arrested on February 2 on suspicion of stealing computers, together with 10 other people. At that time, Icelandic police said that the stolen computers were worth about 200 million kronor (about US $2 million). The stolen computer was specially programmed to mine bitcoin. So far, the police have not found the whereabouts of these computers. The amount of money involved is unprecedented in Icelandic criminal cases
"he has an accomplice," said gonnar Schramm, head of Icelandic police. "We are sure."
The police have asked Sweden and other European countries to help with the arrest, the National Broadcasting Authority of Iceland reporteda Swedish police spokesman said that the arrest has not yet been carried out, and the Icelandic counterparts have informed the situation and issued an international arrest warrant
in February, Icelandic police arrested 11 people including Stefansson, accusing them of stealing about 600 computers used to mine the encrypted electronic currency "bitcoin" from December last year to January this year. The total value of these computers is about 200 million kronor (about US $2 million), a record amount of criminal cases in Iceland. Icelandic media called it "bitcoin robbery"
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Icelandic Prime Minister katerin jacobsdotil was on the same flight after a man was arrested for stealing hundreds of bitcoin computers and escaped to Sweden on a plane
According to the surveillance video, Stefansson appeared at kevlavik International Airport, 95 km away from sonn prison, boarding and leaving the country that morning. Although Iceland has not joined the European Union, it has joined the Schengen zone, where member states are visa free and border checks are cancelled. Therefore, the airport is unlikely to require him to show his passport A spokesman for the Swedish police said the arrest had not yet been carried out and that his Icelandic counterparts had informed the situation and issued international wanted notices source: bit110
The virtual currency robber who stole hundreds of computers flew abroad after his prison break, and there was the prime minister on the plane. This is not a Hollywood blockbuster, but a real prison break in Iceland. Iceland's prime minister katerin jacobsdotil was on the same flight after a man was arrested for stealing hundreds of bitcoin computers and escaped to Sweden on a plane
The Swedish police spokesman said that the arrest has not yet been carried out, and his Icelandic counterparts have been informed of the situation and issued international wanted noticesin February, Icelandic police arrested 11 people including Stefansson, accusing them of stealing about 600 computers used to mine the encrypted electronic currency "bitcoin" from December last year to January this year. The total value of these computers is about 200 million kronor (about US $2 million), a record amount of criminal cases in Iceland. Icelandic media called it "bitcoin robbery"
Before Stefansson escaped from prison, 22 people were arrested, but the stolen computer was still missing"Iceland is too small, most of the escaped prisoners are drunk, Iceland has no underworld and underground world, so generally no one escaped." Local police said
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