News with the tag "Bitfinex Hacker"

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has stated that around $9 billion in Bitcoin, taken from the crypto exchange Bitfinex in a 2016 hacking incident, ought to be returned to the exchange. This claim arises from a legal document submitted by the DOJ, which indicated that there are no recognizable vict...

In a direct address to the public, Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty last year to charges connected to the 2016 theft of approximately 120,000 Bitcoin from the crypto exchange Bitfinex, issued a new statement on Thursday refuting alleged third-party involvement in the hack. His five-minute video...

Ilya Lichtenstein was sentenced to five years in prison for laundering nearly 120,000 Bitcoin stolen in a 2016 hack of the Bitfinex exchange. Read original article on coincu.com

Ilya Lichtenstein, the man behind the Bitfinex hack, is now helping federal prosecutors as a witness against Bitcoin Fog Mixer in a Washington trial. Lichtenstein pleaded guilty to money laundering The post Bitfinex Hacker Now A Witness Against Bitcoin Fog Mixer In Washington Trial appeared first on...