U.S. charges Solana attacker with money laundering in first enforcement action of its kind

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced in a July 11 press release that it is pressing charges against Shakeeb Ahmed, a senior security engineer at an unidentified company, for money laundering in connection with the exploit of an unnamed Solana-based protocol in July 2022. This marks the first time the United States government has brought charges in connection with a smart contract attack on a decentralized exchange.