Kraken Calls Security Research Firm’s Demands ‘Criminal’; Certik Slams Threats Against Its Employees
Kraken has accused an unnamed security research firm of stealing $3 million from its treasury and attempting to extort more money. Nick Percoco said so-called white hat hackers failed to fully disclose the bug transactio...
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