Can someone that knows more about #Monero than me explain this? (I know nothing)
https://cointelegraph.com/news/monero-transactions-japanese-authorities-arrest-18-scammers
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These things are usually the result of people flipping in and out of other chains.
The language the article uses is pretty vague so basically theres no good data.
The dev chat is conspicuously ignoring the story lol 😂
They very likely traced them after they left Monero much like similar to many clickbait articles of the past. It mentions the criminals using credit cards, but authorities are too vague on the details to know for sure yet (probably purposely)