美國司法部確保 Bitfinex 駭客被判入獄

美國司法部 (DOJ) 週四宣布，伊利亞·利希滕斯坦 (Ilya Lichtenstein) 因參與與 2016 年 Bitfinex 黑客攻擊有關的重大加密貨幣洗錢計劃而被判入獄。

A hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016 and laundered the funds over several years has been sentenced to five years in a U.S. prison by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

一名駭客於 2016 年從加密貨幣交易所 Bitfinex 竊取了 12 萬枚比特幣，並在幾年內對這些資金進行了洗錢，被美國司法部 (DOJ) 判處五年監禁。

The DOJ announced Thursday that Ilya Lichtenstein was sentenced for his role in the major cryptocurrency laundering scheme. The stolen bitcoins were valued at about $4.5 billion at the time of the theft.

美國司法部週四宣布，伊利亞·利希滕斯坦因參與重大加密貨幣洗錢計畫而被判刑。被盜比特幣在盜竊時價值約 45 億美元。

Lichtenstein, a 35-year-old Russian national, pleaded guilty in August to conspiracy to commit money laundering. He admitted to using advanced hacking methods to infiltrate Bitfinex’s network and diverting bitcoins to his own accounts.

35 歲的俄羅斯公民利希滕斯坦於 8 月承認共謀洗錢罪。他承認使用先進的駭客方法滲透 Bitfinex 的網路並將比特幣轉移到他自己的帳戶。

According to court records, Lichtenstein fraudulently authorized more than 2,000 transactions transferring 119,754 bitcoin from Bitfinex to a cryptocurrency wallet in his control. He then used the stolen credentials to illegally access the computers of the medical clinic and remove records that contained the sensitive personal information of more than 43,000 individuals, including names, addresses, birth dates, and social security numbers.

根據法庭記錄，Lichtenstein 欺詐性地授權了 2,000 多筆交易，將 119,754 比特幣從 Bitfinex 轉移到他控制的加密貨幣錢包中。然後，他使用竊取的憑證非法存取醫療診所的計算機，並刪除了包含 43,000 多人敏感個人資訊的記錄，包括姓名、地址、出生日期和社會安全號碼。

Lichtenstein later enlisted his wife, Heather Morgan, a 33-year-old U.S. citizen, to help launder the stolen funds through complex methods. Together, they reportedly used fake identities, automated transactions, and “chain hopping” to convert bitcoin into other cryptocurrencies. They also funneled money through darknet markets and cryptocurrency exchanges and used U.S.-based business accounts to make their activities appear legitimate.

利希滕斯坦後來招募了他的 33 歲美國公民妻子希瑟摩根 (Heather Morgan)，透過複雜的方法幫助洗錢被盜資金。據報道，他們一起使用虛假身份、自動交易和「鏈跳」將比特幣轉換為其他加密貨幣。他們還透過暗網市場和加密貨幣交易所輸送資金，並使用美國的商業帳戶來使他們的活動顯得合法。

Lichtenstein and Morgan were arrested in February 2023 in New York City. Both were initially charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

利希滕斯坦和摩根於 2023 年 2 月在紐約市被捕。兩人最初被指控共謀洗錢和共謀詐騙美國。

In addition to his prison sentence, Lichtenstein will serve three years of supervised release. Morgan is scheduled to be sentenced on November 18.

除了入獄服刑外，利希滕斯坦還將服刑三年，並在監管下服刑。摩根定於 11 月 18 日被判刑。