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Police Arrest ‘Brazilian Unabomber’ Over Bitcoin Bomb Threats

By Sergio Goschenko

A Civil Police investigation led to the arrest of Ítalo Francisco Mendes Barbiot, 42 years old, called the “Brazilian Unabomber” by the local press, after sending death-threat letters that asked for cryptocurrency to avoid launching attacks with explosives against financial executives. Lone Wolf Arrested by Police…

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