The hacker behind one of the biggest-ever cryptocurrency heists will serve five years in prison for conspiring with his wife ...

The value of the bitcoin stolen by hacker Ilya Lichstenstein from Bitfinex in 2016 is worth more than $10 billion now.

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty to the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency stock exchange Bitfinex, has been sentenced to five ...

Hacker who pulled of the biggest heist in the cryptocurrency industry is finally put behind bars! The stolen Bitcoin is worth ...

A hacker responsible for stealing 119,754 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty to theft and laundering charges last year, was sentenced to 60 months in prison. He was ...

Lichtenstein’s sentence is expected to serve as a deterrent amid rising concerns over cyber-related financial crimes.

In a District of Columbia courtroom on Nov. 14, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced Bitfinex hacker and money launderer Ilya Lichtenstein to 60 months behind bars.

Ilya Lichtenstein was sentenced to five years for a money-laundering scheme to conceal stolen cryptocurrency. Lichtenstein ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, hacked into Bitfinex’s network in 2016, using advanced hacking tools and techniques, and stole about ...

The US Department of Justice has said hacker Ilya Lichtenstein was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in a ...