The scandal surrounding a bitcoin theft has erupted after a woman from Canada filed a lawsuit against a telecom company, alleging negligence and a leak of personal information by its employee.
The Lawsuit Overview
Raelene Vandenbosch has filed a lawsuit against Rogers Communications and its partner Match Transact Inc., claiming that a mobile store employee leaked her personal information to a scammer. The fraudster, having gained access to her phone number, was able to drain funds from her cryptocurrency wallets.
Evidence and Arguments from Both Parties
The lawsuit claims negligence, privacy violations, and failure to secure sensitive data. Vandenbosch alleges that the Montreal-based store employee enabled the breach by screen-sharing with a fraudster. As a result, over 12 BTC were stolen.
Legal Consequences and Future of the Case
While Rogers and Match have not admitted fault, they argue that the case should be settled privately under existing contract terms. Vandenbosch counters that recent legal reforms in British Columbia should nullify such arbitration clauses, but the court ruled those rules cannot apply retroactively. However, the public claim seeking admission of wrongdoing will continue.
The case continues to evolve, and Vandenbosch's chances of recovering her stolen bitcoins will depend on whether the telecom companies are ever held publicly accountable.
