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PINELLAS PARK CYBERSECURITY ANALYST STEALS NEARLY $600,000 IN CRYPTOCURRENCY
FROM CLIENT, POLICE SAY

By FOX 13 News Staff
Published April 10, 2022 12:55PM
Clearwater
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Courtesy: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

CLEARWATER, Fla. - A Pinellas Park man is accused of stealing nearly $600,000 in
cryptocurrency after gaining access to a client’s investments while installing a
security system in the man’s home. 

According to the Clearwater Police Department, Aaron Motta, whose LinkedIn
profile describes him as a certified ethical hacker and cybersecurity analyst,
took the victim’s Trezor hardware wallet containing the man’s cryptocurrency
investments while he was working in the victim’s home office. Police say Motta
was able to access the man's accounts because the victim’s passwords were with
the wallet. 




According to an arrest affidavit, Motta transferred $575,910.61 of the victim’s
cryptocurrency holdings out of the wallet and tried to conceal where the money
went by making a series of transactions. 



However, a blockchain analysis revealed that the victim’s money was transferred
into multiple digital wallets owned by Motta, according to police. 



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Motta has been charged with two felonies, including grand theft and offenses
against computer users. 





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