Family, I was dumbfounded by this operation

A programmer from Shenzhen, after 18 years in tech, instead of coding well for a high salary, had to engage in a 'black industry side job', and ended up in jail for 4 years!

You might not believe it, but this guy wasn't working alone; he hooked up with someone online called 'W', and the two of them researched virtual currency and trojan programs every day. To put it simply, they were figuring out how to 'pull a fast one'.

In March of this year, this programmer directly got involved and customized a trojan for 'W', specifically designed to steal account passwords. Guess what? 'W' actually used this thing to break into a company's virtual currency account and made off with over 3 million USDT, which is nearly 20 million RMB!

What's even more outrageous is the distribution of the loot: 'W' transferred 150,000 USDT to the programmer as a 'hardship fee'. This guy, fearing detection, quickly converted it to Ethereum and split it into several accounts to hide it, thinking he could do it unnoticed. What happened? The company reported it to the police, and the authorities traced the internet connection right to his door, catching him red-handed without any escape.

In the end, the court ruled: although this programmer was an accomplice and returned the money to seek forgiveness, the amount stolen was significant, and he couldn't avoid 4 years in prison and a fine of 20,000. As for 'W', he's still on the run, probably hiding in some corner somewhere~