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2024-11-16 17:55:30

Infamous Crypto Hacker Behind Nearly $11,000,000,000 Bitfinex Exploit Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

The notorious hacker behind the massive $10.934 billion exploit of crypto exchange Bitfinex is being sentenced to five years in prison. According to a new press release by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Ilya Lichtenstein – who hacked Bitfinex in 2016 and fraudulently sent 119,754 Bitcoin (BTC) to a wallet under his control – The post Infamous Crypto Hacker Behind Nearly $11,000,000,000 Bitfinex Exploit Sentenced to Five Years in Prison appeared first on The Daily Hodl .

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