================================================================================================ CASE 028 | Canadian Bitcoins | January 23, 2018 | Canada ================================================================================================ DATABASE RECORD id 28 date January 23, 2018 original_date January 23, 2018 year 2018 month 1 quarter 2018-Q1 victim Canadian Bitcoins location Ottawa, Canada country Canada scenario Armed Robbery in Public Space description Failed armed robbery attempt of Canadian bitcoin exchange kidnappings 0 violence_torture 1 drugs_alcohol 0 weapons 1 theft 0 life_taken 0 money_wanted (null) coin_type (null) reports The Hacker News notes failed attempt has_processed_date 1 created_at 2025-11-13 05:44:45 AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources] **Victim:** Canadian Bitcoins **Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators **Attack Method:** Armed Robbery in Public Space **Violence Used:** Physical violence **Crypto Stolen:** No theft completed **Status:** Attack prevented/foiled LINKED SOURCES [url] https://thehackernews.com/2018/01/cryptocurrency-exchange-robbery.html NOTES ON THIS FILE * matched to sheet row 29: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICLE 1 Source The Hacker News URL https://thehackernews.com/2018/01/cryptocurrency-exchange-robbery.html Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 29, column "Articles" Length 2,664 chars ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suspect charged in Bitcoin heist, police hunt 2 others 3 armed men bound employees at Bitcoin office before fleeing empty-handed, Ottawa police say CBC News Posted: Jan 24, 2018 12:27 PM ET| Last Updated: Jan 24, 2018 12:27 PM ET Heavily armed officers with dogs searched a wooded ravine near the scene of a robbery Tuesday morning. One of the three suspects was arrested without incident, but the other two remain at large, police say. Heavily armed officers with dogs searched a wooded ravine near the scene of a robbery Tuesday morning. One of the three suspects was arrested without incident, but the other two remain at large, police say. (Jenna McMillan) Ottawa police have arrested one suspect and are looking for two others after employees at a Bitcoin financial institution were held up at gunpoint Tuesday. The attempted robbery happened on Concourse Gate off Colonnade Road just before 11 a.m., police said in a media release issued Wednesday. Three suspected entered the business armed with handguns, gained control over four employees and bound them, police said. One of the employees was struck on the head with a gun. A fifth employee, who remained unseen in an office, contacted police, and the suspects fled empty-handed. Video shot from the passenger seat of a passing vehicle shows the manhunt in Nepean: Ottawa Police Sgt Fernando Viera says they’re searching for a gun following yesterday’s robbery at a Bitcoin operation pic.twitter.com/hxIooG2q2N — @JudyTrinhCBC The employee who was struck in the head was taken to hospital for treatment. Arriving officers saw one of the suspects run into a ravine north of Colonnade Road, and "extensive resources" were deployed to find him, including tactical and K-9 unit officers. The suspect was arrested later Wednesday "without incident," police said. The arrested man, a 19-year-old from Ottawa, was charged with: Five counts of robbery with a firearm. Five counts of pointing a firearm. Five counts of forcible confinement. One count of wearing a disguise. One count of carrying a concealed weapon. One count of conspiracy to commit and indictable offence. One count of possessing a firearm while prohibited. One count of possessing a loaded, regulated firearm. Police are searching for the other two suspects, and are hoping to speak to a person of interest who was inside the business when the three suspects arrived. Investigators are expected to return to the scene Wednesday to search for additional evidence. Anyone with information is asked to call the robbery unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARTICLE 2 Source The Hacker News URL (no URL recorded for this column) Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 29, column "Article 2" Length 1,957 chars ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yikes! Three armed men tried to rob a Bitcoin Exchange in Canada Jan 25, 2018Wang Wei cryptocurrency-exchange-robbery As many non-tech savvy people think that Bitcoin looks like a Gold coin as illustrated in many stock images, perhaps these robbers also planned to rob a cryptocurrency exchange thinking that way. All jokes apart, we saw one such attempt on Tuesday morning, when three men armed with handguns entered the offices of a Canadian Bitcoin exchange in Ottawa, and restrained four of its employees. The intruders then struck one of the employees in the head with a handgun, asking them to make an outbound transaction from the cryptocurrency exchange. DFIR Retainer Services A fifth employee in another cabin, who remained unseen in an office, called the police before any assets could be taken, and the robbers left empty-handed. One of the suspects arrested later Wednesday after arriving police officers saw him run into a ravine north of Colonnade Road and deployed "extensive resources," including K-9 unit officers, to find him, CBC News reports. "Police are looking for two additional suspects, both described as black males," the police says. "Investigators are also interested in identifying and speaking to a person of interest that was inside the premise as the suspects arrived. That person did not remain at the scene." The suspect in custody, identified as 19-year-old Jimmy St-Hilaire, has been charged with the following offences: 5 counts of robbery with a firearm 5 counts of point a firearm 5 counts of forcible confinement Wear disguise Conspiracy to Commit an indictable offence Carry concealed weapon Possess firearm while prohibited Possess weapon for committing an offence Possess loaded regulated firearm St-Hilaire is set to appear in court on January 24, 2018. Ottawa police are now looking for the remaining two suspects. CIS Build Kits The authorities have not revealed the name of the cryptocurrency exchange. ================================================================================================ generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 028 ================================================================================================