從 Bitfinex 竊取價值 110 億美元比特幣的駭客被判處五年監禁

2016 年，Ilya Lichtenstein 使用先進的駭客工具和技術闖入了 Bitfinex 的網路。

A hacker who stole nearly 120,000 bitcoin from a global cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison last week, a theft that would be valued at nearly $11 billion today.

一名駭客上週從全球加密貨幣交易所竊取了近 12 萬枚比特幣，被判處 5 年監禁，這筆竊盜案如今的價值將接近 110 億美元。

According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, used advanced hacking tools and techniques to breach Bitfinex’s network in 2016. Once inside the system, he authorized more than 2,000 transactions that moved 119,754 bitcoin from Bitfinex to his own cryptocurrency wallet.

據美國司法部(DOJ) 稱，35 歲的Ilya Lichtenstein 在2016 年使用先進的駭客工具和技術入侵了Bitfinex 的網路。他自己的加密貨幣錢包。

“Lichtenstein then took steps to cover his tracks by deleting from Bitfinex’s network access credentials and other log files that could have revealed his conduct to law enforcement,” the DOJ said. “Following the hack, Lichtenstein enlisted the help of his wife, Heather Morgan, in laundering the stolen funds.”

美國司法部表示：“利希滕斯坦隨後採取措施，從 Bitfinex 的網絡訪問憑證和其他可能向執法部門洩露其行為的日誌文件中刪除，以掩蓋自己的踪跡。” “在黑客事件發生後，利希滕斯坦在他的妻子希瑟·摩根的幫助下洗白了被盜資金。”

At the time of the theft, the stolen cryptocurrency was valued at around $70 million. When the couple was arrested, the bitcoin was worth more than $4.5 billion. Had Lichtenstein and his wife been able to keep the stolen bitcoin, it would be valued at $10.89 billion today.

竊盜發生時，被盜加密貨幣價值約 7000 萬美元。當這對夫婦被捕時，比特幣價值超過 45 億美元。如果利希滕斯坦和他的妻子能夠保住被盜的比特幣，那麼今天它的價值將達到 108.9 億美元。

“Lichtenstein, at times with Morgan’s assistance, employed numerous sophisticated laundering techniques, including using fictitious identities to set up online accounts; utilizing computer programs to automate transactions; depositing the stolen funds into accounts at a variety of darknet markets and cryptocurrency exchanges and then withdrawing the funds; converting bitcoin to other forms of cryptocurrency in a practice known as ‘chain hopping’; depositing a portion of the criminal proceeds into cryptocurrency mixing services; using U.S.-based business accounts to legitimize Lichtenstein’s and Morgan’s banking activity; and exchanging a portion of the stolen funds into gold coins.”

「利希滕斯坦有時在摩根的協助下，採用了許多複雜的洗錢技術，包括使用虛構身份建立線上帳戶；利用電腦程式實現交易自動化；將被盜資金存入各種暗網市場和加密貨幣交易所的帳戶，然後提取資金；透過稱為「鏈跳」的做法將比特幣轉換為其他形式的加密貨幣；將部分犯罪所得存入加密貨幣混合服務；使用美國的企業帳戶使利希滕斯坦和摩根的銀行活動合法化；並將部分被竊資金兌換成金幣。

Of the more than $4.5 billion in bitcoin (at the time of their arrest), $3.6 billion was recovered by the DOJ, the largest financial seizure in its history.

在價值超過 45 億美元的比特幣（在被捕時）中，美國司法部追回了 36 億美元，這是其歷史上最大的金融扣押。

Lichtenstein and his wife Morgan both pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in Aug. 2023. Following his imprisonment, Lichtenstein, who was born in Russia but grew up in the United States, will also serve three years of supervised release. His wife, Heather Morgan.

利希滕斯坦和他的妻子摩根均於 2023 年 8 月承認一項共謀洗錢罪名。他的妻子希瑟·摩根。

Morgan, who went by the alias Razzlekhan to promote her hip hop music and called herself “The Crocodile of Wall Street,” is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 18.

摩根化名 Razzlekhan 宣傳她的嘻哈音樂，並稱自己為“華爾街的鱷魚”，預計將於 11 月 18 日被判刑。

Lichtenstein expressed remorse for his cryptocurrency crimes and said he hopes to use his skills to fight cybercrime once he's out of prison, the BBC reported.

根據英國廣播公司報道，利希滕斯坦對自己的加密貨幣犯罪表示悔恨，並表示希望出獄後利用自己的技能打擊網路犯罪。