Elaborate hack of 'Axie Infinity' tied to fake LinkedIn job offer

Axie Infinity was the prime example of crypto gaming last year, when its play-to-earn formula helped it reach up to 2.7 million daily active users last November. But that all came crashing down in March, when hackers stole $625 million from the Ethereum-linked Ronin sidechain powering the game. Now, it turns out, the source of that hack came from an unlikely source: A fake job offer from LinkedIn. As The Block reports (via The Verge) based on two sources, the hackers infiltrated Axie Infinity ow...