MIT-educated brothers accused of stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency in 12 seconds in Ethereum blockchain scheme – CBS News
Washington — Two brothers from New York and Boston were taken into federal custody on Tuesday for a novel crime of stealing about $25 million in virtual currency from a commonly used blockchain, according to a newly unsealed indictment. He was accused by prosecutors of devising the plan. Anton Perer-Bueno and James Perer-Bueno were charged […]
MIT-educated brothers allegedly stole $25M in crypto in just 12 seconds
Two brothers who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were arrested Wednesday on U.S. charges for carrying out a cutting-edge scheme to exploit the integrity of the Ethereum blockchain and steal $25 million worth of cryptocurrencies. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan called the plot by Anton Perer-Bueno, 24, and James Perer-Bueno, 28, “novel” and said […]