Former Security Engineer Sentenced to Three Years for Hacking Two Decentralized Exchanges
A former security engineer, who stole digital assets valued at more than $12 million from two decentralized exchanges, has received a three-year prison sentence. In what has been characterized as the “first-ever” convict...
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