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

A hacker involved in one of the largest cryptocurrency heists has been sentenced to five years in a U.S. prison for ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Retired NFL player Russell Okung plans to launch Bitball, a flag football league where players will be paid in Bitcoin. Okung ...

A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the ...

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.