$25M Sophisticated Ethereum Blockchain Exploit Leads to Arrests in US
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted two brothers for wire fraud and money laundering. They allegedly exploited the Ethereum blockchain to steal $25 million in cryptocurrency within 12 seconds. Using sophist...
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