Kraken claims it is being ‘extorted’ as white hat hacker demands reward after $3M theft
Kraken faces extortion after a security researcher exploited a bug to steal $3 million in digital assets, demanding a reward for their work. The post Kraken claims it is being ‘extorted’ as white hat hacker demands rewar...
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Kraken faces extortion after a security researcher exploited a bug to steal $3 million in digital assets, demanding a reward for their work.
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