从 Bitfinex 窃取价值 110 亿美元比特币的黑客被判处五年监禁

2016 年，Ilya Lichtenstein 使用先进的黑客工具和技术闯入了 Bitfinex 的网络。在入侵系统后，他授权了 2,000 多笔交易，将 119,754 比特币从 Bitfinex 转移到他自己的加密货币钱包中。

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.

一名黑客上周从一家全球加密货币交易所窃取了近 120,000 枚比特币，被判处 5 年监禁，这笔盗窃案如今的价值将接近 110 亿美元。

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.

据美国司法部 (DOJ) 称，35 岁的 Ilya Lichtenstein 在 2016 年使用先进的黑客工具和技术入侵了 Bitfinex 的网络。进入系统后，他授权了 2,000 多笔交易，将 119,754 比特币从 Bitfinex 转移到了他自己的加密货币钱包。

“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.”

美国司法部表示：“利希滕斯坦随后采取措施，从 Bitfinex 的网络访问凭证和其他可能向执法部门泄露其行为的日志文件中删除，以掩盖自己的踪迹。” “黑客事件发生后，利希滕斯坦在他的妻子希瑟·摩根的帮助下洗白了被盗资金。”

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.

盗窃发生时，被盗加密货币价值约为 7000 万美元。当这对夫妇被捕时，比特币价值超过 45 亿美元。如果利希滕斯坦和他的妻子能够保住被盗的比特币，那么今天它的价值将达到 108.9 亿美元。

“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.”

“利希滕斯坦有时在摩根的协助下，采用了许多复杂的洗钱技术，包括使用虚构身份建立在线账户；利用计算机程序实现交易自动化；将被盗资金存入各种暗网市场和加密货币交易所的账户，然后提取资金；通过称为“链跳”的做法将比特币转换为其他形式的加密货币；将部分犯罪所得存入加密货币混合服务；使用美国的企业账户使利希滕斯坦和摩根的银行活动合法化；并将部分被盗资金兑换成金币。”

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.

在价值超过 45 亿美元的比特币（在被捕时）中，美国司法部追回了 36 亿美元，这是其历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于 2023 年 8 月承认一项共谋洗钱罪名。出生于俄罗斯、在美国长大的利希滕斯坦入狱后还将接受三年的监管释放。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 宣传她的嘻哈音乐，并称自己为“华尔街的鳄鱼”，预计将于 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.

据英国广播公司报道，利希滕斯坦对自己的加密货币犯罪表示悔恨，并表示希望出狱后利用自己的技能打击网络犯罪。