$25 Million Stolen In 12 Seconds: MIT Graduates Pull Off Crypto Heist In Ethereum Blockchain Scheme
Date
5/16/2024 7:00:09 AM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) "The federal prosecutors in Manhattan on Wednesday arrested two brothers who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, alleging they carried out a cutting-edge scheme to steal $25 million worth of Cryptocurrency and exploit the Ethereum blockchain's integrity, reported the New York Post to the report, the federal prosecutor identified the accused as Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, and James Peraire-Bueno, 28. They cited that this was the first time that a fraud like this had ever been the subject of US criminal charges READ: SEBI recommends regulators to oversee crypto trade, RBI still sees 'macro risk'Stating that the Peraire-Bueno brothers executed their elaborate heist in April 2023, the federal officers say they stole $25 million from traders in just 12 seconds after fraudulently gaining access to pending transactions and then altering the movement of cryptocurrency.“As we allege, the defendants' scheme calls the very integrity of the blockchain into question,” New York Post quoted US Attorney Damian Williams as saying authorities have charged the Peraire-Bueno brothers with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering report also mentioned that Anton was arrested in Boston, while James was held in New York READ: The curious case of India's first crypto mutual fundThe Peraire-Bueno brothers attended MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where they studied computer science and math. Prosecutors claim they used their skills and education to commit fraud prosecutors claimed that both plotted for months to manipulate and tamper with the protocols used to validate transactions for inclusion on the Ethereum blockchain addition, the prosecutors said that the Peraire-Bueno brothers exploited a vulnerability in the code of software called MEV-boost, used by most Ethereum network 'validators'. These validators check whether new transactions are valid before they are added to the blockchain READ: What should be your strategy for crypto, stocks, and gold?Following they carried out the heist, the Peraire-Bueno brothers declined requests to return the funds. Instead, they took steps to launder and hide the stolen cryptocurrency, added the prosecutors.
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