Lagos big boy hacks company's blockchain, steals over $87m

Lagos big boy hacks company's blockchain, steals over $87m

A Lagos big boy identified as Abayomi Segun Oluwasesan, has been arrested by operatives of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) in Nigeria for allegedly hacking his company's blockchain and stealing billions of Naira.

According to INTERPOL, Abayomi was employed by the company, Afriq Arbitrage System, a global crypto space, on June 15, 2022, to work as a web developer but he hacked the platform at a time when his boss, Jesam Micheal went for a liver transplant and entrusted the codes to him.

Lagos big boy hacks company's blockchain, steals over $87m

Abayomi, who was entrusted with the sensitive data for the smooth operations of the company, engaged the services of his cohorts, disr¥pting the smooth operations of the platform and stealing hard-earned investors' money running into several billions.

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