Back in 2016, Bitfinex, which at the time was one of the most famous crypto exchanges in the world, got hack and the hackers made off with billions of US dollars. Recently, however, the US Department of Justice revealed that they had recuperated some 3.6 billion US dollars of the stolen money.
American prosecutors apparently managed to trace some 120k BTC using meticulous procedures to navigate the complicated web of transactions that had been used to hide where those funds originated from.
US authorities arrested two people – a pair of spouses – who were apparently involved in the hack. The suspects are Ilya Lichtenstein 34, and Heather Morgan 31. They were arrested in Manhattan, appeared before an American court the same day as when they were arrested. The charges against them are conspiracy to commit money laundering and to defraud the United States government.
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It is absolutely amazing that they found these people - and the money - after all this time. Usually, when such a hack happens the money tends to disappear into thin air. But maybe there is hope for other such incidents too.
American prosecutors apparently managed to trace some 120k BTC using meticulous procedures to navigate the complicated web of transactions that had been used to hide where those funds originated from.
US authorities arrested two people – a pair of spouses – who were apparently involved in the hack. The suspects are Ilya Lichtenstein 34, and Heather Morgan 31. They were arrested in Manhattan, appeared before an American court the same day as when they were arrested. The charges against them are conspiracy to commit money laundering and to defraud the United States government.
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It is absolutely amazing that they found these people - and the money - after all this time. Usually, when such a hack happens the money tends to disappear into thin air. But maybe there is hope for other such incidents too.
