Pokemon Crypto Case: Collector Faces Trial Over $55 Million Hack
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Pokemon Fan Charged With $55 Million Crypto Hack Goes on Trial
A Maryland cybersecurity consultant who allegedly stole nearly $55 million in hacked cryptocurrency and spent some of it on rare Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering cards went on trial in New York.
CyberSec Pro Stole $53M In Uranium Finance Heist, Jury Told
A prosecutor on Monday told a Manhattan federal jury that a Maryland cybersecurity consultant stole around $53 million in crypto by exploiting software bugs on the decentralized exchange Uranium Finance, while defense counsel argued that the government won't be able to show "whose fingers were on the keyboard."
On September 28, in a federal court in Manhattan, New York, a case was handed down in which approximately $54.7 million (approximately 8.6 billion yen, calculated at 1 dollar = 157 yen) worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from a decentralized exchange (DEX)... The post 8.6 billion yen worth of cryptocurrency stolen to buy rare Pokémon cards - Trial begins in the US first appeared on NADA NEWS.
Pokemon Crypto Case: Collector Faces Trial Over $55 Million Hack
U.S. indictment alleges two Uranium Finance crypto exploits moved through Tornado Cash before being used to buy Pokemon cards and other collectibles. The charges against Jonathan Spalletta remain allegations, not a court finding of guilt. The U.S. Department of Justice indictment announcement ,...
Jonathan Spalletta was charged in March with two 2021 cyberattacks on cryptocurrency exchange Uranium Finance.
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