News with the tag "Ilya Lichtenstein"

Due to a prior reimbursement plan from Bitfinex, many victims of the 2016 hack do not legally qualify as victims eligible for reimbursement.

U.S. prosecutors have asked a federal judge to green-light the return of nearly 80% of the 119,754 bitcoins stolen in the 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex. In a Tuesday court filing, prosecutors said the 94,643 bitcoins recovered by the government from the original wallet used by the hacker, Il...

The crypto industry's most notorious rapper, Heather Morgan – more widely known as Razzlekhan – released a new music video as U.S. authorities stand ready to imprison her for criminally laundering portions of the crypto loot her husband was convicted of pilfering from Bitfinex. In the song, 'Razzlek...

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...

Bitfinex hacker, Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty last year to the 2016 theft of 120,000 Bitcoin from the exchange, has made his first public statement since his arrest in 2022. In a five-minute video posted to X, Lichtenstein fully accepted responsibility for the hack, saying he had acted alon...

The Smithsonian Institute has obtained the laptop owned by former IRS agent Chris Janczewski which was used to track down the 2016 Bitfinex hacker who stole 120,000 Bitcoin.

The notorious hacker behind the massive $10.934 billion exploit of crypto exchange Bitfinex is being sentenced to five years in prison. According to a new press release by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Ilya Lichtenstein – who hacked Bitfinex in 2016 and fraudulently sent 119,754 Bitcoin (BTC...

Ilya Lichtenstein has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing around 120,000 BTC from Bitfinex in 2016. The post Bitfinex Bitcoin Thief Ilya Lichtenstein Sentenced to Five Years, Wife Awaits Judgment appeared first on TheCoinrise.com .

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

Heather Morgan has argued for no more jail time for her role in laundering some of the 120,000 Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex by her husband Ilya Lichtenstein.