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Mysterious ‘Robin Hood’ hackers donating stolen money

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Dissent

Joe Tidy reports:

A hacking group is donating stolen money to charity in what is seen as a mysterious first for cyber-crime that’s puzzling experts.

Darkside hackers claim to have extorted millions of dollars from companies, but say they now want to “make the world a better place”.

In a post on the dark web, the gang posted receipts for $10,000 in Bitcoin donations to two charities.

One of them, Children International, says it will not be keeping the money.

Read more on BBC.

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