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Three suspects have been detained by Chinese police in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency theft. The estimated damage made up $87 million USD. Chinese police have arrested three individuals suspected to have stolen assets worth 600 million yuan ($87 million) through hacking. According to a report in Xinhua, China’s state-owned press agency, the police began investigating in Match of this year, after a resident of Xian complained that hackers had taken control of his computer and stolen 100 million yuan (US$15 million) worth of cryptocurrency. As a preliminary investigation showed, hackers had used remote hijacking techniques to gain access and control of cryptocurrency accounts belonging to the victim identified as Zhang. The police received assistance from several unnamed internet companies, and three months later, a suspect named Zhou was found. Zhou’s communications led to two more alleged accomplices, and all the ...