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THE AXIS INFINITY GAME WAS HACKED THROUGH A FICTITIOUS VACANCY AND $625 MILLION WAS STOLEN

Unknown attackers managed to steal $ 625 million, taking advantage of the credulity of the engineer Sky Mavis, who developed the computer crypto game Axie Infinity. The employee received an offer of employment from a ghost company through a specialized social network. After downloading a pdf file with a job offer, a program was introduced into the game system that allowed hacking and theft of a large sum. The blockchain of the game was attacked in March 2022, funds were stolen in digital currency. Later, the US authorities linked the incident to the activities of the North Korean hacker group Lazarus, but the details of the investigation ...

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