A Washington state man admitted in court to stealing more than $53,000 in bitcoin from his employer by redirecting company computers to a mining operation he controlled, according to federal authorities.The incident began when Christopher Rankin was hired in July 2021 by a bitcoin mining company located in Niagara Falls. After being hired, Rankin accessed 100 computers used by the company without authorization and manually reset them, directing …
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