John Johnson reports:
Police say a tech expert listed as a “certified ethical hacker” on LinkedIn fell a wee bit short in the ethics department while working with a senior citizen. The Clearwater Police Department says 27-year-old Aaron Daniel Motta robbed nearly $600,000 in cryptocurrency from a customer who hired Motta to set up tech security in his home, reports the Tampa Bay Times. Authorities say Motta stole the customer’s hardware wallet—a physical device on which the man’s private keys were stored as a means of safeguarding them. Deputies say Motta found the man’s password to the wallet in the home as well, then transferred the crypto to multiple wallets that he controlled, per WFLA.
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How it started:
On LinkedIn, Motta describes himself as “26 years old, striving to be the change I wish to see in the world. Specializing and Certified in Cybersecurity, Penetration Testing, Offensive Security, Information Technology & Information Security.”
How it’s going:
