Identity Thieves Exploit El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet’s Setup Process

Name: Identity Thieves Exploit El Salvador’s Chivo Bitcoin Wallet’s Setup Process
Uploaded: 2021-11-01T22:47:44Z
Duration: 7 min 435 s
Description: Hundreds of Salvadorans have reported identity thefts, saying hackers opened Chivo Wallets with their ID numbers to claim the $30 bitcoin incentive dangled by Nayib Bukele’s government. “The Hash” hosts discuss the latest development in El Salvador’s rollout of bitcoin as legal tender.

Nov 1, 2021

Hundreds of Salvadorans have reported identity thefts, saying hackers opened Chivo Wallets with their ID numbers to claim the $30 bitcoin incentive dangled by Nayib Bukele’s government.

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