„Mango Markets“ įsilaužėlis sulaikytas dėl kaltinimų sukčiavimu ir manipuliavimu

Following the hack in October, Avraham Eisenberg acknowledged being the mastermind behind the more than $100 million exploit on the Mango Markets platform. Interestingly, he even defended himself by arguing that the hack of the platform was actually all within the bounds of the law:

„Manau, kad visi mūsų veiksmai buvo teisėti atviros rinkos veiksmai, naudojant protokolą taip, kaip suplanuota, net jei kūrimo komanda visiškai nenumatė visų pasekmių nustatant parametrus tokius, kokie jie yra.

Mango Markets Exploit Was a Team Effort

Avraham Eisenberg acted with others, leading a team to carry out the exploit of the decentralized exchange Mango Markets. He manipulated the price of the native MNGO token to buy a massive position. The hacker also artificially inflated prices by up to 1,300%, allowing him to borrow other tokens as collateral. Around the time, he said that he was negotiating a settlement agreement with the insurance fund. But, at no time did he show any intention of returning it.

The U.S. Department of Justice arrest request emphasized:

“AVRAHAM EISENBERG, the defendant, did knowingly and intentionally manipulate and attempt to manipulate the price of a commodity in interstate commerce, and for future delivery on and subject to the rules of a registered entity, and of a swap, to wit, EISENBERG engaged in a scheme involving the intentional and artificial manipulation of the price of perpetual ateities contracts on a cryptocurrency exchange called Mango Markets.”

BeInCrypto pranešė on the incident in late October after Eisenberg claimed to “not care” about the criticism he had received for his actions.

He even argued that lending platforms are willing to lend at the current price of a token. In November, Eisenberg bandė to replicate the exploit on Aave but was unsuccessful.