A hacker who helped launder the proceeds of a bitcoin theft from a cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the conspiracy. The Justice Department (DOJ) said in a ...

The man, Eric Council Jr., pleaded guilty three months ago in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud in connection with ...

In late 2025, U.S. authorities announced a record law enforcement action involving the seizure of 127,271 Bitcoin worth about ...

A hacker responsible for stealing 119,754 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison by U.S. authorities. The man, Ilya Lichtenstein, was ...

China’s cybersecurity agency accused the American government of orchestrating the theft of about $13 billion worth of Bitcoin, representing China’s most recent attempt to attribute major cyberattacks ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, who had pleaded guilty to attempting to launder 120,000 bitcoin stolen from the Bitfinex crypto exchange ...

The digital financial landscape is abuzz with a sensational claim that’s straddling the intersection of international diplomacy and cryptocurrency security. In a dramatic turn of events, China has ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker behind one of the largest Bitcoin thefts on record, has been released from prison just over a ...

With 13,500 Bitcoin, North Korea’s notorious hacking group is ahead of several Bitcoin holding countries. The total value of its crypto holdings stands at $1.16 billion. Lazarus Group, the notorious ...

Lichtenstein was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for his involvement in a money-laundering conspiracy stemming from ...