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Hackers steal $600M (€539M) in major crypto heist as crypto expert says six-day reporting delay ‘screams’ that illicit monitoring structure is needed

By Alisha Houlihan for AMLi

A major technology company has had more than $600M stolen after their computers were breached by cybercriminals in one of the largest crypto attacks of all time. 

Sky Mavis, the maker of the play-to-earn game, Axie Infinity, was targeted by a gang of cybercriminals early last week. However, the breach was only discovered on Tuesday. 

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