美国政府要求归还 2016 年 Bitfinex 黑客攻击中被盗的 94K 比特币

美国政府表示，在 2016 年 Bitfinex 黑客攻击中被盗的超过 94,000 枚比特币应归还给加密货币交易所。

The U.S. government has stated that over 94,000 bitcoin stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex hack should be returned to the crypto exchange.

美国政府表示，2016 年 Bitfinex 黑客攻击中被盗的超过 94,000 枚比特币应归还给加密货币交易所。

This was revealed in a filing submitted this week to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, confirming earlier claims that Bitfinex was the sole victim of the theft.

本周向美国哥伦比亚特区地方法院提交的一份文件披露了这一点，证实了之前关于 Bitfinex 是此次盗窃事件的唯一受害者的说法。

The filing cites plea agreements with Lichtenstein and Morgan, who admitted to conspiring to launder 119,754 bitcoin stolen in the hack.

该文件引用了利希滕斯坦和摩根的认罪协议，后者承认合谋洗钱在黑客攻击中被盗的 119,754 枚比特币。

The 2016 hack involved the theft of 120,000 Bitcoin, now valued at over $12 billion. Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan—also known as the rap artist “Razzlekahn”— laundered the stolen funds using crypto mixers, layered transactions, darknet markets, and other techniques. The stolen assets represent the largest cryptocurrency seizure in U.S. history.

2016 年的黑客攻击涉及 12 万枚比特币被盗，目前价值超过 120 亿美元。利希滕斯坦和他的妻子希瑟·摩根（Heather Morgan）（也被称为说唱艺术家“Razzlekahn”）使用加密货币混合器、分层交易、暗网市场和其他技术来清洗被盗资金。被盗资产是美国历史上最大的加密货币查封案。

Following the pair’s arrest in 2022, authorities seized bitcoin valued at nearly $4 billion, marking the Department of Justice’s largest asset seizure to date.

2022 年两人被捕后，当局扣押了价值近 40 亿美元的比特币，这是司法部迄今为止扣押的最大资产。

The government argued that restitution should include the entirety of the seized assets, returning them to Bitfineix in kind. This aligns with the October 2023 position shared by Lichtenstein, Morgan, and Bitfinex’s parent company, iFinex, acknowledging the exchange as the sole victim.

政府认为归还应包括全部被扣押的资产，以实物形式将其返还给 Bitfineix。这与 Lichtenstein、摩根和 Bitfinex 母公司 iFinex 2023 年 10 月的立场一致，承认交易所是唯一受害者。

Lichtenstein and Morgan, also known by her rapper alias “Razzlekhan,” pleaded guilty in August 2023 to charges of conspiracy to launder money. Lichtenstein received a five-year prison sentence, while Morgan was sentenced to 18 months in November. Before her arrest, Morgan offered advice on cybersecurity and social engineering tactics, a striking contrast to her later criminal activities.

利希滕斯坦和摩根（她的说唱歌手别名“Razzlekhan”）于 2023 年 8 月承认共谋洗钱的指控。利希滕斯坦于 11 月被判处 5 年监禁，而摩根则被判处 18 个月监禁。在被捕之前，摩根提供了有关网络安全和社会工程策略的建议，这与她后来的犯罪活动形成鲜明对比。

In 2022, Bitfinex announced plans to use 80% of any recovered funds to repurchase and burn outstanding UNUS SED LEO tokens over an 18-month period to eventually remove all LEO tokens from circulation. This initiative followed the token’s issuance to mitigate customer losses from the hack. LEO has since gained nearly 4% in value over the past 24 hours.

2022 年，Bitfinex 宣布计划在 18 个月内使用收回资金的 80% 回购并销毁未偿还的 UNUS SED LEO 代币，最终将所有 LEO 代币从流通中移除。该举措是在代币发行后采取的，旨在减少黑客造成的客户损失。 LEO 的价值在过去 24 小时内上涨了近 4%。

Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan, were arrested in February 2022 and charged with laundering the stolen bitcoins. He later admitted to being the original hacker behind the theft. Court documents reveal that the couple laundered 21% of the stolen bitcoins, using Eastern European bank accounts and other techniques to conceal the origins of the funds.

Lichtenstein 和他的妻子 Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan 于 2022 年 2 月被捕，并被指控洗钱被盗的比特币。他后来承认自己是这起盗窃案的始作俑者。法庭文件显示，这对夫妇利用东欧银行账户和其他技术隐瞒资金来源，洗掉了 21% 的被盗比特币。

Prosecutors described the operation as one of the most intricate money laundering schemes encountered by IRS agents. They highlighted his calculated planning in breaching Bitfinex's systems and noted his past involvement in cybercrimes, including a $200,000 theft from another crypto exchange prior to the Bitfinex hack.

检察官称该行动是国税局特工遇到的最复杂的洗钱计划之一。他们强调了他在破坏 Bitfinex 系统方面的精心策划，并指出他过去参与的网络犯罪，包括在 Bitfinex 黑客攻击之前从另一家加密货币交易所盗窃了 20 万美元。

The U.S. government has indicated that it is not aware of any other parties that qualify for restitution but is proceeding cautiously to ensure no victims are overlooked.

美国政府表示，不知道还有其他各方有资格获得赔偿，但正在谨慎行事，以确保不会忽视任何受害者。

After the August 2016 hack, Bitfinex allocated the loss among its customers by reducing all account balances by about 36% and issued a token to compensate for the losses. Token holders could sell their tokens on the market, redeem them at a fixed rate of $1 per token, or exchange them for shares in Bitfinex's parent company, iFinex.

2016 年 8 月黑客攻击后，Bitfinex 将所有账户余额减少约 36%，在客户之间分配损失，并发行了代币来补偿损失。代币持有者可以在市场上出售他们的代币，以每个代币 1 美元的固定汇率赎回它们，或者将它们兑换成 Bitfinex 母公司 iFinex 的股票。