Meet The Two Alleged Bitfinex Hackers: Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan
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The recovery of the stolen BTC from the 2016 Bitfinex hack was the news of the day. That story’s protagonists, though, they’re legends in the making. You can already tell that Ilya Lichtenstein and…
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The Justice Department has arrested a couple in New York for their alleged participation in a crypto scam that occurred roughly six years ago. Ilya Lichtenstein – age 34 – and his wife Heather... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and…
Yesterday, the United States government transferred approximately $1 billion in funds seized from the malicious hack of the crypto exchange Bitfinex, which totaled $4.5 billion in the 2016 breach. The destination wallet addresses remain unknown. However, hacker Ilya Lichtenstein is cooperating as a witness in the case, providing details on…
According to Onchain data, the US government transferred $606,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack to Coinbase. This BTC transfer follows previous cryptocurrency transfers made by the US government in March and April. According to Arkham data, this transfer was made from wallets under federal government…