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References :

• www.techmeme.com: Techmeme article highlighting the sentencing of Ilya Lichtenstein for the 2016 Bitfinex hack.
• news.bitcoin.com: The DOJ has sentenced the Bitfinex hacker to prison for laundering 120,000 stolen bitcoins from the 2016 hack, using sophisticated methods to hide the theft. DOJ Secures Prison Sentence for Bitfinex Hacker The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that Ilya Lichtenstein has been sentenced to prison for his role in a major cryptocurrency […]
• www.bloomberg.com: Sabrina Willmer / :   —  - Ilya Lichtenstein tried to launder proceeds of Bitfinex hack  — His rapper wife ‘Razzlekahn’ is set to be sentenced on Monday
• www.bloomberg.com: Ilya Lichtenstein is sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring with his wife, Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan, to launder money from the 2016 Bitfinex hack (Sabrina Willmer/Bloomberg)
• www.justice.gov: U.S. Department of Justice : This dude Ilya Lichtenstein hacked into the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016 and stole 119,754 bitcoin. In today's money, that's $10,567,673,766.94 USD ($10.5 billion in case you have the ). He got only 5 years for pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Read the press release for money laundering techniques.
• mastodonapp.uk: US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions Ilya Lichtenstein laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with his wife Heather Morgan aka Razzlekhan. (c)
• thehackernews.com: Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years, Guilty of Laundering $10.5 Billion in Bitcoin
• www.bbc.com: US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions Ilya Lichtenstein laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with his wife Heather Morgan aka Razzlekhan. (c)

Classification:

• HashTags: #Bitfinex #Cryptocurrency #Hacking
• Company: Bitfinex
• Target: Bitfinex
• Attacker: Ilya Lichtenstein
• Product: Cryptocurrency Exchange
• Feature: Security
• Type: Hack
• Severity: Major