Trader Edge reports:
A Russian-Israeli citizen allegedly involved in the $190 million Nomad bridge hack from 2022 has been arrested in Israel and faces extradition to the United States. Alexander Gurevich was apprehended at Ben-Gurion Airport on May 1 while attempting to board a flight to Russia.
Gurevich is accused of being the first to exploit a vulnerability in the Nomad bridge protocol in August 2022, personally stealing approximately $2.89 million worth of cryptocurrency tokens. The initial breach triggered a wave of copycat attacks that ultimately resulted in the protocol losing a total of $190 million.
Israeli authorities detained Gurevich just days after he had legally changed his name to “Alexander Block” in Israel’s Population Registry and received a passport under that new identity. This apparent attempt to evade law enforcement came shortly after his return to Israel from an overseas trip on April 19.
US federal prosecutors filed an eight-count indictment against Gurevich in the Northern District of California in August 2023. The formal extradition request was submitted to Israeli authorities in December 2024.
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