Hacker who stole and laundered billions in bitcoin with wife’s help gets 5-year sentence
Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, hacked into Bitfinex’s network in 2016, using advanced hacking tools and techniques, and stole about 120,000 bitcoin, the feds said.
Hacker sentenced over bitcoin theft worth billions
A bitcoin hack that's now worth billions of dollars and a scheme to launder those proceeds resulted in Ilya Lichtenstein being sentenced to five years in prison.
Bitcoin hacker sentenced to five years in prison
A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency thefts. Ilya Lichtenstein pleaded guilty last year to hacking into the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange in 2016 and stealing almost 20,
US hacker sentenced to five years in the slammer for laundering the proceeds of nearly 120,000 stolen bitcoin worth $10,800,000,000 at today's prices
Still, they appear to be far more lucrative than your old-fashioned Dog Day Afternoon histrionics, as a US hacker has just been sentenced to five years hard time for his role in the theft of 120,000 bitcoin, which would equate to just under $10.8 billion's worth of the cryptocash today.
Hacker who laundered billions stolen crypto sentenced to 5 years in prison
Bitcoin hacker Ilya Lichtenstein was sentenced on Thursday for his role in a money laundering conspiracy related to the theft of $3.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency from virtual currency exchange Bitfinex,
Bitfinex hacker sentenced to 60 months for laundering $4.5B in stolen Bitcoin
Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty to theft and laundering charges last year, was sentenced to 60 months in prison. He was sentenced for laundering and stealing nearly 120,000 Bitcoin, currently valued at $10.5 billion, from Bitfinex, a global crypto exchange.
Bitfinex hacker gets 5 years in prison for 120,000 bitcoin heist
A hacker responsible for stealing 119,754 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison by U.S. authorities.
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Bitfinex hacker receives five-year sentence for record-breaking crypto heist
The hacker behind one of the biggest-ever cryptocurrency heists will serve five years in prison for conspiring with his wife to launder billions in stolen Bitcoin. Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein was sentenced in Washington federal court Thursday after he admitted to hacking the Bitfinex crypto exchange in 2016 and stealing almost 120,
US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions
A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency thefts. Ilya Lichtenstein pleaded guilty last year in the case involving the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange being hacked in 2016 and the theft of almost 120,
Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced To Five Years For Laundering Bitcoin Now Worth Over $10 Billion
Ilya Lichtenstein was sentenced to five years for a money-laundering scheme to conceal stolen cryptocurrency. Lichtenstein hacked Bitfinex in 2016, siphoning off 120,000 bitcoins valued at $70 million.
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Bitfinex Breach Launderer Heather Morgan Says She Was ‘In Complete Shock’ When Husband Told Her About Hack
Heather Morgan says she was "in complete shock" when she discovered her husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, had hacked the crypto ...
Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison
A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the ...
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Heather Morgan Seeks Sentence Served in Bitfinex Bitcoin Laundering Case
Heather Morgan is requesting to avoid further prison time for her involvement in laundering Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex.