Canadian hacker Andean Medjedovic went missing after being arrested in Serbia, suspected of stealing $65 million

CycleProphet · 2026-01-30T13:51:09+00:00

A case involving hacker Andean Medjedovic has occurred in Canada, where he is suspected of stealing $65 million in cryptocurrency. After fleeing Canada in 2021, he operated in multiple countries, was eventually arrested in Serbia, but was released after 105 days and may have fled to Bosnia. The U.S. Department of Justice has charged him with money laundering and collaborating with accomplices to transfer stolen funds.

CycleProphet

2026-01-30 13:51:09

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Deep Tide TechFlow News, January 30th, according to CBC News, the Canadian hacker Andean Medjedovic, suspected of stealing approximately $65 million worth of cryptocurrency from Indexed Finance and KyberSwap, has gone missing again after being arrested in Serbia.

Court documents show that Medjedovic has been active in multiple countries including Brazil, Dubai, Spain, and the Netherlands since fleeing Canada in 2021. In December 2023, he was charged with conducting a “complex hacking attack” against Vietnamese exchange KyberSwap from a hotel in the Netherlands using a false passport, earning $48 million. In August 2024, he was arrested in Belgrade but was released after 105 days in custody. U.S. Department of Justice documents indicate he may have fled to Bosnia. The U.S. Department of Justice accuses Medjedovic of money laundering using the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash and collaborating with an accomplice to transfer stolen funds.

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