Microsoft employee got nine years in prison for bitcoin fraud
A Microsoft employee who used data from colleagues to scam bitcoin and various gift cards received nine years in prison. 26-year-old Ukrainian Vladimir Kvaschuk lived in Washington and worked at Microsoft from August 2016 to June 2018. He used the personal data of colleagues to steal and then resell various gift cards. Kvashchuk transferred his profits to Bitcoin and used mixing services to hide the origin of the funds. After that, the cryptocurrency was exchanged…
