/ world today news/ A group of hackers called Ghost Security Group found proof that the terrorist group “Islamic State” uses the virtual currency Bitcoin for monetary transactions.
The hackers have exposed several such IS accounts, including one with 3 million dollars, the American TV channel “Fox News” reported. The founder of the consulting company “Kronos Advisory” is indicated as the source of this information. He claimed that the hackers contacted him themselves, as their attempts to reach the authorities of various countries, including the US, proved fruitless. According to hackers, the share of virtual currency reaches 1-3% of the total volume of illegal income of IS. This equates to 4.7 – 15.6 million dollars. These figures are based on an estimate by the US Treasury Department, which estimates that the Islamist group earns between $468 million and $520 million annually. The main sources of illegal financing are the illegal sale of oil, robberies, ransoms for prisoners, voluntary contributions. Bitcoin is a virtual currency that was launched in January 2009. It is an online programming code that is not regulated by any country or banking supervision in the world. One of the main characteristics of Bitcoin is that this so-called cryptocurrency guarantees full anonymity of those who use it. The virtual currency is already accepted for payments in more than 60,000 online stores worldwide. /TASS
Washington / USA
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