美国司法部确保 Bitfinex 黑客被判入狱

美国司法部 (DOJ) 周四宣布，伊利亚·利希滕斯坦 (Ilya Lichtenstein) 因参与与 2016 年 Bitfinex 黑客攻击有关的重大加密货币洗钱计划而被判入狱。

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).

一名黑客于 2016 年从加密货币交易所 Bitfinex 窃取了 12 万枚比特币，并在几年内对这些资金进行了洗钱，被美国司法部 (DOJ) 判处五年监禁。

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.

美国司法部周四宣布，伊利亚·利希滕斯坦因参与重大加密货币洗钱计划而被判刑。被盗比特币在盗窃时价值约为 45 亿美元。

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 岁的俄罗斯公民利希滕斯坦于 8 月承认共谋洗钱罪。他承认使用先进的黑客方法渗透 Bitfinex 的网络并将比特币转移到他自己的账户。

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.

根据法庭记录，Lichtenstein 欺诈性地授权了 2,000 多笔交易，将 119,754 比特币从 Bitfinex 转移到他控制的加密货币钱包中。然后，他使用窃取的凭据非法访问医疗诊所的计算机，并删除了包含 43,000 多人敏感个人信息的记录，包括姓名、地址、出生日期和社会安全号码。

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.

利希滕斯坦后来招募了他的 33 岁美国公民妻子希瑟·摩根 (Heather Morgan)，通过复杂的方法帮助洗钱被盗资金。据报道，他们一起使用虚假身份、自动交易和“链跳”将比特币转换为其他加密货币。他们还通过暗网市场和加密货币交易所输送资金，并使用美国的商业账户来使他们的活动显得合法。

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.

利希滕斯坦和摩根于 2023 年 2 月在纽约市被捕。两人最初被指控共谋洗钱和共谋诈骗美国。

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

除了入狱服刑外，利希滕斯坦还将服刑三年，并在监管下服刑。摩根定于 11 月 18 日被判刑。