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CRYPTO NEWSWIRE: Man Charged in $50 Million Crypto Hack USA CRIME NEWS: Jonathan Spalletta, is charged with the 2021 hack that stole over $50 million. He allegedly laundered funds and bought millions in collectibles. A Maryland man has been charged with orchestrating the 2021 hack that drained over $50 million from decentralized exchange Uranium Finance, subsequently spending millions of the illicit gains on a trove of high-end collectibles. J onathan Spalletta, 36, faces counts of computer fraud and money laundering, marking a pivotal moment as a named defendant is linked to a years-old DeFi exploit for the first time. The charges follow a significant February 2025 seizure of approximately $31 million in crypto tied to the exploit, which ultimately forced Uranium Finance to shut down. Prosecutors allege Spalletta initially exploited the platform’s rewards mechanism in April 2021, siphoning roughly $1.4 million, before negotiating what authorities describe as a sham “bug bounty” that allowed him to retain an additional $386,000. He reportedly boasted to an associate, “I did a crypto heist … Crypto is all fake internet money anyway.” Spalletta allegedly laundered the proceeds through various transactions, including using crypto mixer Tornado Cash, before converting the digital funds into tangible assets. These purchases included a Black Lotus Magic: The Gathering card for $500,000, $1.5 million in sealed Alpha booster packs, over $1 million in first-edition Pokémon sets, and a Roman “Eid Mar” coin commemorating Julius Caesar’s assassination for $601,500. This case underscores the increasing capability of law enforcement to trace and prosecute individuals behind sophisticated crypto crimes, even when advanced laundering techniques are employed, sending a clear message to those who view digital assets as untraceable “fake internet money.” FILED UNDER: #CryptoHack, #UraniumFinance, #JonathanSpalletta, #CryptoCrime, #DeFiHack, #CryptoLaundering, #MoneyLaundering, #BugBountyScam, #TornadoCash, #BlackLotus, #MagicTheGathering, #PokemonCards, #AlphaBoosters, #RomanCoin, #EidMarCoin, #CryptoSeizure, #DeFiExploit, #CryptoHeist, #BlockchainCrime, #LawEnforcementCrypto, #CryptoNews, #CryptoArrest, #FiftyMillionHack, #DeFiSecurity, #HackerCharged, #CollectiblesHeist, #MTGCard, #PokemonInvesting, #RareCoins, #CryptoTraceability, #FakeInternetMoney, #USACrimeNews, #MarylandMan, #ComputerFraud, #DigitalAssetsCrime, #CryptoProsecution, #LaunderedFunds, #HighEndCollectibles, #NFTAdjacent, #Web3Crime, #BlockchainJustice, #CryptoTheft, #DeFiTakedown, #SeizedCrypto, #HackerArrested, #RareCardHeist, #JuliusCaesarCoin, #CryptoMixer, #CrimeNews, #Cybercrime
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Computer Forensics – Analysis, recovery and interrogation of computer and IT units, undeleting files and building timelines of misdemeanour #computer #computerfraud private-detectives.co.uk/ser… Tel: 020 7158 0332
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That's what We The People have been screaming from the rooftops! Nobody elected these unvetted, uncleared, hackers to be able to access anything! They're criminals and need to be held accountable from the TOP down! #DataBreach #IdentityTheft #ComputerFraud #UnAuthorizedAccess
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ચાઇનીઝ ગેંગના ઠગબાજોનું 'ALL IN ONE' કોમ્પ્યુટર : 111 કરોડના ફ્રોડ કેસમાં એક જ કોમ્પ્યુટરમાં 200 બેંક એકાઉન્ટ લોગ-ઇન મળ્યાં, માત્ર 30 મિનિટમાં એકાઉન્ટ ખાલી કરી નાખતા divya.bhaskar.com/tlsuEEa6yO… #ChineseGang #ALLINONE #ComputerFraud
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ચાઇનીઝ ગેંગના ઠગબાજોનું 'ALL IN ONE' કોમ્પ્યુટર : 111 કરોડના ફ્રોડ કેસમાં એક જ કોમ્પ્યુટરમાં 200 બેંક એકાઉન્ટ લોગ-ઇન મળ્યાં, માત્ર 30 મિનિટમાં એકાઉન્ટ ખાલી કરી નાખતા divya.bhaskar.com/tlsuEEa6yO… #ChineseGang #ALLINONE #ComputerFraud
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ચાઇનીઝ ગેંગના ઠગબાજોનું 'ALL IN ONE' કોમ્પ્યુટર : 111 કરોડના ફ્રોડ કેસમાં એક જ કોમ્પ્યુટરમાં 200 બેંક એકાઉન્ટ લોગ-ઇન મળ્યાં, માત્ર 30 મિનિટમાં એકાઉન્ટ ખાલી કરી નાખતા #ChineseGang #ALLINONE #ComputerFraud divya.bhaskar.com/tlsuEEa6yO…
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#Backin 2020 🗳️Election Fraud 'way bigger than we thought' #ComputerFraud💻Texas "turned strong"🟥districts🟦#trial👀 Scytl 🇪🇸 Barcelona electronic voting systems 🌐 "proven vulnerable" 12 states 900 jurisdictions 70 mil voters #Clarity #ClarityElections
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Wanted by the .@FBI : China’s People Liberation Army Hackers have targeted key infrastructure, primarily in Communications, Energy, Transportation Systems, and Waste and Wastewater Systems Sectors." #EconomicEspionage #CVE #PCVE #ComputerFraud
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DOCUMENTATION FOR EVIDENCE AND CONCISTENCY 11-26-20222 : WILLOWGLEN • SINGAPORE IN MY ENVIRONMENT REMOTE SCADA MONITOR CONTROL SOLUTION SYSTEMS ⁉️ #InformedConsent #intellectualpropertyrights #Rico #ComputerFraud #Bioinformatics #WBAN #SCADA #opensource #Crypto #CeaseAndDesist
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DOCUMENTATION FOR EVIDENCE AND CONSISTENCY 11-19-2022 : NETWORK INTRUSION NUREMBERG GERMANY #Bioinformatics #ComputerFraud #Rico #IdentityTheft #Extortion #Fraud #intellectualpropertyrights #InformedConsent #HumanTrafficking #nuremberg #CrimesAgainstHumanity #scary 🇺🇸🌍🙏⚖️
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He was fined $21.5 million for his #Ransomware attacks on a #Tampa company, extradited from #Quebec, and will spend the next 20 years in a small cubicle. #Florida #ComputerFraud #CyberCrimes #Security bleepingcomputer.com/news/se…

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MY GRANDSON CALLED CRYING I RAISED HIM HIS ENTIRE LIFE THIS HORRIFIC CRIME HAS TAKEN HIM • • MANY OF YOU WHOM BELIEVED TO BE THE COOLEST OF COOLBEANS •• SLEEP WELL TONIGHT ASN HIJACK IP169 50. #CrimesAgainstChildren #Rico #ComputerFraud #IdentityTheft #Cybertorture 💔
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DOCUMENTATION 8-15-2022 : I AM ON A VIRTUALIZATION NETWORK AND I SHOULD NOT BE ! #ISP #ComputerFraud #crimesagainstwomen #CrimesAgainstChildren #CrimesAgainstHumanity ‼️🇺🇲🌎⚖️
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DOCUMENTATION: 2411 ASBURY DR CONNECTING TO MY NETWORK YOUNG PEOPLE WHOS RELATIVES AND ASSOCIATES GO FAR BACK IN MY LIFE • ORGANIZED CRIME & CRIMINALS #ComputerFraud #Rico #Cybertorture #CrimesAgainstHumanity ⚠️⚖️
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17% Availability
0% Authentication
0% output
83% Information gathering
6 votes • Final results
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18% IP spoofing
36% Session hijacking
9% Eavesdropping attacks
36% All of the above
11 votes • Final results
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67% Public Key Infrastructure
17% Public Kinetic Infrastruc
8% Private Key Infrastructur
8% Proxy Key Infrastructure
12 votes • Final results
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29% Malware
0% illegalware
14% badware
57% maliciousware
7 votes • Final results
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25% reaper
25% repair
25% ray Tomlinson
25% tinkered
8 votes • Final results
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