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.
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 120,000 bitcoin.
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 hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — has been sentenced to five years in prison.
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 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,
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.
New York City Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Bitfinex Bitcoin Heist and Money Laundering Scheme
Ilya Lichtenstein was sentenced to 60 months for a money laundering conspiracy linked to a 2016 Bitfinex bitcoin theft.
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.
Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years, Guilty of Laundering $10.5 Billion in Bitcoin
Lichtenstein was charged for his involvement in a money laundering scheme that led to the theft of nearly 120,000 bitcoins (valued at over $10.5 billion at current prices) from the crypto exchange. Heather Rhiannon Morgan,
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,
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Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, executed one of the ‘largest Bitcoin thefts’ in history, draining 120,000 ...
Major bitcoin hacker Lichtenstein gets five years in prison for crypto laundering scheme
The value of the bitcoin stolen by hacker Ilya Lichstenstein from Bitfinex in 2016 is worth more than $10 billion now.
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Bitfenix burglar bags 5 years behind bars for Bitcoin heist
A nervous wait for rapper wife who also faces a stint in the clink The US is sending the main figure behind the 2016 ...