Israeli National Extradited to Face Charges for Stealing Nearly $3 Million in Virtual Currency from Nomad Bridge
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 30 that Alexander Gurevich, 49, an Israeli national, had his initial appearance in the Northern District of California on a 2023 indictment charging him with exploiting the Nomad Bridge's self-executing computer program, known as a smart contract, to steal $2.89 million in virtual currency. Gurevich was arrested in May 2025 in Israel and was recently extradited to the United States.
According to the indictment, on or about August 1, 2022, Gurevich allegedly executed four exploit transactions from the Nomad Bridge and transferred a total of 103 WBTC (Wrapped Bitcoin) and 300 WETH (Wrapped Ether) from Nomad's virtual currency address to an address he controlled, through unauthorized and non-authenticated transactions. The estimated value of the virtual currency was approximately $2,894,390 at the time of the transactions.
Gurevich is charged with causing damage to a protected computer, interstate transportation of stolen money, and money laundering. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for causing damage to a protected computer, as well as for interstate transportation of stolen money, and 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for money laundering.
Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Craig H. Missakian for the Northern District of California, and Special Agent in Charge Scott R. Schelble of the FBI made the announcement. The FBI is investigating the case, and the Justice Department's Office of International Affairs and Israeli authorities provided substantial assistance. Trial Attorneys Jessica Peck and Ethan Cantor of the Criminal Division's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and the Northern District of California are prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and Gurevich is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Source: GSM · USA
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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