Ilya Lichtenstein 因參與 2016 年 Bitfinex 比特幣駭客攻擊而被判處五年監禁

伊利亞·利希滕斯坦 (Ilya Lichtenstein) 承認自己在 2016 年加密貨幣交易所 Bitfinex 的比特幣黑客事件中所扮演的角色，被判處五年監禁

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty to his role in the 2016 Bitcoin (BTC) hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, has been sentenced to five years in prison, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday.

美國司法部 (DOJ) 週四宣布，伊利亞·利希滕斯坦 (Ilya Lichtenstein) 承認自己參與 2016 年加密貨幣交易所 Bitfinex 的比特幣 (BTC) 黑客攻擊，已被判處五年監禁。

Lichtenstein was sentenced for his involvement in the money laundering conspiracy to steal approximately 120,000 Bitcoin from the exchange.

利希滕斯坦因參與洗錢陰謀、從交易所竊取約 12 萬枚比特幣而被判刑。

Court documents state that Lichtenstein utilized “advanced hacking tools” and techniques to breach Bitfinex’s network. Once inside, he fraudulently authorized over 2,000 transactions, transferring 119,754 Bitcoin to a cryptocurrency wallet that he controlled.

法庭文件稱，利希滕斯坦利用「先進的駭客工具」和技術破壞了 Bitfinex 的網路。進入內部後，他以欺詐方式授權了 2,000 多筆交易，將 119,754 比特幣轉移到他控制的加密貨幣錢包中。

To evade detection, Lichtenstein took measures to cover his tracks by deleting access credentials and log files from Bitfinex’s network that could have exposed his activities to law enforcement. Following the hack, he enlisted the assistance of his wife, Heather Morgan, to launder the stolen funds.

為了逃避偵測，Lichtenstein 採取措施掩蓋自己的蹤跡，從 Bitfinex 網路中刪除存取憑證和日誌文件，這些文件可能會讓執法部門暴露他的活動。駭客入侵後，他在妻子希瑟·摩根的幫助下洗白了被盜資金。

The DOJ disclosed that the laundering scheme employed by Lichtenstein and Morgan was “particularly sophisticated.” They used fictitious identities to create online accounts, automated transactions with computer programs and deposited the stolen funds into various accounts associated with darknet markets and cryptocurrency exchanges.

美國司法部透露，利希滕斯坦和摩根採用的洗錢計畫「特別複雜」。他們使用虛構身份創建線上帳戶，透過電腦程式進行自動交易，並將被盜資金存入與暗網市場和加密貨幣交易所相關的各種帳戶。

The couple also engaged in “chain hopping,” a practice where Bitcoin is converted into other cryptocurrencies to obscure its origin. Additionally, they utilized cryptocurrency mixing services to disguise the illicit funds further and even exchanged some stolen Bitcoin for gold coins.

這對夫婦還參與了“鏈跳”，即比特幣被轉換成其他加密貨幣以掩蓋其起源的做法。此外，他們還利用加密貨幣混合服務進一步掩蓋非法資金，甚至將一些被盜的比特幣兌換成金幣。

On August 3, 2023, both Lichtenstein and Morgan pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. In addition to his prison sentence, Lichtenstein was ordered to serve three years of supervised release. Morgan’s sentencing is scheduled for November 18.

2023 年 8 月 3 日，利希滕斯坦和摩根均承認一項共謀洗錢罪名。除了被判入獄外，利希滕斯坦還被勒令服刑三年。摩根的宣判定於 11 月 18 日進行。

Recently, the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled favor of Bitfinex, affirming the exchange as the sole entity entitled to restitution for the nearly 120,000 BTC stolen in the hack eight years ago.

最近，美國哥倫比亞特區地方法院做出了支持 Bitfinex 的裁決，確認該交易所是唯一有權就八年前在駭客攻擊中被盜的近 120,000 BTC 獲得賠償的實體。

This legal victory has prompted the US government to acknowledge Bitfinex as the primary victim of the incident while recognizing that “numerous individuals and groups” may have been impacted by the theft.

這場法律勝利促使美國政府承認 Bitfinex 是該事件的主要受害者，同時承認「許多個人和團體」可能受到了盜竊事件的影響。

Despite this acknowledgment, the government faces challenges identifying all affected account holders. To remedy this issue, plans are underway to leverage the Department of Justice’s website dedicated to “large cases.”

儘管承認這一點，政府仍面臨識別所有受影響帳戶持有人的挑戰。為了解決這個問題，正在計劃利用司法部專門針對「大案」的網站。

The new site will reportedly provide “essential notices” and offer a streamlined process for individuals to submit claims regarding their financial losses.

據報道，新網站將提供“必要通知”，並為個人提交有關其財務損失的索賠提供簡化的流程。

While the government does not categorize these individual account holders as “victims” under existing legal definitions, it aims to give them a platform to assert their claims using alternative notification methods.

雖然政府沒有根據現有法律定義將這些個人帳戶持有人歸類為“受害者”，但其目的是為他們提供一個平台，使用替代通知方法主張自己的主張。

At the time of writing, the largest cryptocurrency on the market, Bitcoin, is trading at $88,520, up 16% every week, although it has pulled back in the past 48 hours from its all-time high of $93,250 hit on Wednesday.

截至撰寫本文時，市場上最大的加密貨幣比特幣的交易價格為 88,520 美元，每週上漲 16%，儘管在過去 48 小時內已從週三觸及的歷史高點 93,250 美元回落。