Minecraft-born crypto kingpin pleads guilty to $245m heist
The 22-year-old ringleader of a cybercrime gang formed in Minecraft has pleaded guilty to racketeering and faces up to 20 years in prison for the theft.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 9 Sept 2026. www.theregister.com published first, on 9 September at 13:39 UTC; Latest from Tom's Hardware followed 24h 46m later. The most recent article, from Latest from Tom's Hardware, appeared on 10 September at 14:25 UTC.
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