Lichtenstein was sentenced in November 2024 for conspiracy to commit money laundering, linked to nearly 120,000 BTC stolen from the Bitfinex exchange. At today’s prices, that haul is worth more than ...
A recorded online dispute between alleged threat actors led blockchain investigator ZachXBT to trace millions in illicit ...
Hacker’s $23M crypto flex on social media exposed ties to a large U.S. government seizure, traced and analyzed by ZachXBT.
In 2023, Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy in a wild 2016 scheme to ...
Ilya Lichtenstein, the individual who admitted to orchestrating the massive 2016 breach at cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, has announced his impending early release from incarceration. In a recent ...
Ilya Lichtenstein, a hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins in 2016, is seeking redemption and a job in security after serving ...
Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein made his first public statement since his 2022 arrest with a five-minute video posted on X. Lichtenstein reiterated that he was the lone hacker and apologized.
ZachXBT reports receiving 0.6767 ETH worth about $2,000 from stolen U.S. government funds, linked to prior wallet breaches.