Several hackers, including Shakeeb Ahmed, have pleaded guilty to various crypto-related crimes, such as smart contract fraud and hacking decentralized exchanges. Ahmed admitted to hacking the Nirvana Finance protocol and another unnamed DEX. The U.S. Attorney claims it's the first conviction for a smart contract hack. The hackers will face sentencing in March, with potential prison terms of up to 5 years. Restitution to victims is also part of the plea agreements.
Solana DeFi Hacker Pleads Guilty in First-Ever Smart Contract Fraud Conviction #DisruptiveTech https://t.co/hl7w3sQeK9
It's the "first ever conviction for such a hack,” DOJ said about the smart contract fraud conviction. The hacker—who was responsible for the Nirvana Finance hack—will be sentenced in March. Read more: https://t.co/XTEuUnKZLG
Nirvana Finance Hacker Confessed Guilt: Could Get 5 Years in Prison https://t.co/6hIkFFUzpK
Senior security engineer Shakib Ahmed admitted to hacking the Nirvana Finance protocol and another unnamed decentralized exchange (DEX). https://t.co/nj2Q5qTdMt
ICYMI: Nirvana Finance hacker pleads guilty, agrees to pay restitution to victims https://t.co/NiQZ2yFeDi
It's the "first ever conviction for such a hack,” DOJ said about the smart contract fraud conviction. The hacker—who was responsible for the Nirvana Finance hack—will be sentenced in March. Read more: https://t.co/XTEuUnKZLG
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The U.S. Attorney claims it’s racked up the first conviction for a smart contract hack. https://t.co/pvk41G9Wli
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Nirvana Finance hacker pleads guilty, agrees to pay restitution to victims https://t.co/exLRUGBvyf
CRYPTO CRIMES, THE SERIES: Hacker Shakeeb Ahmed Plead Guilty to 5 Year Maximum after Released on Bond In "I Code" T-shirt, allocutes on smart contracts - Inner City Press story: https://t.co/39Cw0yRukr Plea agreement on Patreon here https://t.co/Y4pjZF26eP