A 24-year-old man has been accused in the United States of forcing people to install remote computer control software. An accomplice then took care of emptying the cryptocurrency wallets.
When you don’t have the hacker’s persuasiveness, there’s still violence. On June 26, 2024, the US judiciary charged Remy St-Felix, a resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, with tying and forcing people to send cryptocurrencies to accomplices.
The Register says the 24-year-old assaulted several elderly investors in the eastern United States. Remy and another criminal donned construction clothing and posed as laborers in the neighborhood. They have previously noticed victims interested in cryptocurrencies. When the people returned home in the evening, they held a gun to their heads before tying their feet.
The two criminals then forced the person to install AnyDesk, a remote computer control software. Once the app was opened, an accomplice logged in thousands of miles away to open cryptocurrency accounts and empty all wallets.
An accomplice capable of hacking victims
During the kidnapping of a woman in North Carolina, Remy St Felix managed to transfer $156,853 in cryptocurrency. In addition, it was this case that made it possible to obtain the most information about the gang of criminals.
The husband, who had also been taken hostage, realized that one of the team members based in another city had a technical background and seemed to be particularly knowledgeable about the victim (his wife). It is possible that he is responsible for conducting the survey, or even stealing personal information in advance, the police suggest.
Remy’s gang used the same method in four different states of the United States. The young man is to be sentenced on September 11, facing a minimum sentence of seven years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison. There is no information about his “teleworking” accomplice.