Ilya Lichtenstein masterminded one of the largest-ever thefts from a virtual currency exchange, according to prosecutors.

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

A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency thefts.

Last year, Ilya Lichtenstein and his social media rapper wife pled guilty to laundering $4.5 billion worth of Bitcoin from ...

Speculation surrounding J. Christopher Giancarlo potentially replacing Gary Gensler as SEC chairman has been dismissed by ...

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

Bitcoin hacker Ilya Lichtenstein was sentenced on Thursday for his role in a money laundering conspiracy related to the theft ...

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

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

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

A New York technology entrepreneur was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty last year to ...

In August 2016, Lichtenstein hacked into a virtual currency exchange, Hong Kong-based Bitfinex, and stole approximately ...