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.
Crypto hacker who stole and laundered billions of dollars of bitcoin jailed
Crypto hacker who stole and laundered billions of dollars of bitcoin jailed - Ilya Lichtenstein sentenced for theft of $11 billion worth of bitcoin from the Bitfinex crypto exchange
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.
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.
Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years, Guilty of Laundering $10.5 Billion in Bitcoin
Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty to the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex, has been sentenced to five years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Thursday.
Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for 2016 Bitcoin Theft
Ilya Lichtenstein, a hacker responsible for Bitfinex crypto heist, was sentenced to five years in prison on November 14.
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.
Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years as DOJ Ends $10 Billion Crypto Theft Case
Lichtenstein’s sentence is expected to serve as a deterrent amid rising concerns over cyber-related financial crimes.
US Hacker Sentenced To Five Years For Laundering Stolen Cryptocurrency In Bitfinex Hack
A hacker involved in one of the largest cryptocurrency heists has been sentenced to five years in a U.S. prison for laundering stolen funds. Ilya Lichtenstein admitted to laundering almost 120,000 bitcoin taken from the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016,
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 five years in prison for bitcoin money laundering scheme
A man whose 2016 hack of Bitfinex drained nearly 120,000 bitcoin from that cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison for a money laundering scheme that he and his wife pulled off to hide the swiped crypto.
'Bitcoin’s biggest heist': How did Ilya Lichtenstein pull off the $10 billion cyber theft?
Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, executed one of the ‘largest Bitcoin thefts’ in history, draining 120,000 ...
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How Ilya Lichtenstein Commited One Of The Biggest Bitcoin Heists In History
Ilya Lichtenstein, sentenced to 5 years for laundering $4.5B in stolen Bitcoin, hacked Bitfinex in 2016, using advanced ...