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MIT Graduate Brothers Arrested for $25 Million Ethereum Heist

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STIX ID: report--1cec6c72-0e0f-5d53-80c4-821321dbc71b

Feed Name: HackRead

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2024-05-16

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

Author: Deeba Ahmed

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Two MIT graduates allegedly executed a technologically sophisticated exploit against the Ethereum blockchain, manipulating pending transactions to steal $25 million in Ethereum within roughly 12 seconds; authorities arrested the brothers, who face charges including wire fraud and money laundering, and investigators say they used shell companies and foreign exchanges to conceal proceeds.

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