Research Firm Elliptic Links FTX Hack to Russian Attackers
Research by blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic has revealed potential links between the FTX hacking incident last November, which resulted in an estimated $400 million loss, and Russian-based cybercrime groups. The ma...
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The majority of the stolen assets, primarily in Ether (ETH), had remained dormant for five days following the breach, before a significant portion of the funds was exchanged to Bitcoin (BTC) using the RenBridge cross-chain tool....
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