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Gurevich is participation in Nomad Hack

Gurevich was born in Germany and holds double Israeli-Russian citizenship. Although he immigrated to Israel about three and a half years ago, the authorities say that he spent most of his time abroad.

19. April – the second day of PASHE – returned to Israel. Shortly afterwards, the Minister of Justice Iariv Levin signed the order that he demanded him to appear before the Jerusalem District Court of Expiration. Meanwhile, Gurevich started moving to leave the country under a new identity.

29. April officially changed its name in Israel’s population register in “Aleksandar Block”. The next day he received a passport under that name at the counting of the population and immigration Ben-Gurion Airport. When he returned to the airport 1. Maja, prosecutors say it was arrested before boarding flight in Russia. Appeared in court in the handcuffs of the following day.

The case revolves around a large violation that happened 1. August 2022. Years. Only a few days before, Gurevich who acquired Israeli citizenship 2017., but spent the previous five years abroad, allegedly, including time in Africa – arrived in Israel. On the same day, the American company for cryptocurrenci based on American Nomad suffered the main hack, losing almost 190 million dollars of digital property. It was one of several High profile ciberattacks At the CRIPTO platforms, that year, with total losses in the industry, outlast $ 1 billion.

We are aware of the incident involving the Nomad token Bridge. We are currently investigating and providing updates when we have them.

– Nomad (⤭⛓) (@ nomadksiz_) 1. August 2022

Prosecutors claim that Gurevich identified the vulnerability in the Nomad’s system and exploited him, withdrawing approximately $ 2.89 million in tokens. In a few hours, others discovered the manure and emptied the wallet, and the total losses were estimated at $ 186 million.

According to the extradition request, 4. August 2022., at the same time, allegedly in Israel, Gurevich contacted Nomad’s main Technology James Prestvich via the Telegram application. Using a false identity, he admitted that “Amaterno” questioned for weaknesses and apologized for “trouble caused by the overhead and his team.” He later reiterated the apology during the phone call and said that he had transferred about $ 162,000 in the recovery wallet a company set up.

He also “requested a $ 500,000 award for vulnerability identification.”

Presvich asked him to request a request through telegrams, so it can be shared with company management. The next day, Presvich replied that the Nomad would pay him “10% of the property value he stole, not more.” Gurevich said he would consult with his lawyer, but then he stopped all contact. The San Francisco FBI Field Office opened a criminal investigation.

16. August 2023. US Federal authorities submitted an indictment of eight computers against Gurevic in the North County of California. He followed his arrest warrant. The United States filed a formal request for extradition in December 2024. years.

The benefits facing the US is significantly more difficult than what would face Israeli law. Five numbers each of them carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and $ 250,000 in a row. In Israel, the maximum penalty for each of the four related computer crimes is only three years. Money washing fee now carries a maximum of 20 years, is twice the potential penalty in Israel.

If extradited and convicted in the US, Gurevich will not be entitled to cut off in Israel, because he was not an Israeli resident when crimes were reportedly happened.

The case manages the AVI Kronenberg Department of the State Lawyer. The work of the arrest coordinated the Operations Coordination Department of the National Privacy Unit of Israel and Tel Aviv fraud for fraud. Judge Einat Avman-Moller ordered that Gurevich-block remained in custody and scheduled a hearing for the week. Currently, the Office of the Public Defender represents him.