Uranium Finance
Hacker charged with stealing $53 million from Uranium crypto exchange
U.S. prosecutors have charged a Maryland man with stealing more than $53 million after hacking the Uranium Finance crypto exchange twice and laundering the proceeds through a cryptocurrency mixer. 36-year-old Jonathan Spalletta (known online as “Cthulhon” and “Jspalletta”) appeared in court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang after surrendering to law enforcement on Monday. […]
U.S. recovers $31 million stolen in 2021 Uranium Finance hack
U.S. authorities recovered $31 million in cryptocurrency stolen in 2021 cyberattacks on Uranium Finance, a Binance Smart Chain-based DeFi protocol. Uranium Finance was a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on Binance’s BNB Chain that operated as an automated market maker (AMM) similar to Uniswap. The platform launched in April 2021, but hackers quickly exploited vulnerabilities in […]