Ilya Lichtenstein 因参与 2016 年 Bitfinex 比特币黑客攻击而被判处五年监禁

伊利亚·利希滕斯坦 (Ilya Lichtenstein) 承认自己在 2016 年加密货币交易所 Bitfinex 的比特币黑客事件中所扮演的角色，被判处五年监禁

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.

美国司法部 (DOJ) 周四宣布，伊利亚·利希滕斯坦 (Ilya Lichtenstein) 承认自己参与 2016 年加密货币交易所 Bitfinex 的比特币 (BTC) 黑客攻击，已被判处五年监禁。

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

利希滕斯坦因参与洗钱阴谋、从交易所窃取约 12 万枚比特币而被判刑。

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.

法庭文件称，利希滕斯坦利用“先进的黑客工具”和技术破坏了 Bitfinex 的网络。进入内部后，他以欺诈方式授权了 2,000 多笔交易，将 119,754 比特币转移到他控制的加密货币钱包中。

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.

为了逃避检测，Lichtenstein 采取措施掩盖自己的踪迹，从 Bitfinex 网络中删除访问凭据和日志文件，这些文件可能会让执法部门暴露他的活动。黑客入侵后，他在妻子希瑟·摩根的帮助下洗白了被盗资金。

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.

美国司法部透露，利希滕斯坦和摩根采用的洗钱计划“特别复杂”。他们使用虚构身份创建在线账户，通过计算机程序进行自动交易，并将被盗资金存入与暗网市场和加密货币交易所相关的各种账户。

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.

这对夫妇还参与了“链跳”，即比特币被转换成其他加密货币以掩盖其起源的做法。此外，他们还利用加密货币混合服务进一步掩盖非法资金，甚至将一些被盗的比特币兑换成金币。

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认一项共谋洗钱罪名。除了被判入狱外，利希滕斯坦还被勒令服刑三年。摩根的宣判定于 11 月 18 日进行。

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，美国哥伦比亚特区地方法院做出了支持 Bitfinex 的裁决，确认该交易所是唯一有权就八年前在黑客攻击中被盗的近 120,000 BTC 获得赔偿的实体。

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.

这一法律胜利促使美国政府承认 Bitfinex 是该事件的主要受害者，同时承认“许多个人和团体”可能受到了盗窃事件的影响。

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.”

尽管承认这一点，政府仍面临识别所有受影响账户持有人的挑战。为了解决这个问题，正在计划利用司法部专门针对“大案”的网站。

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

据报道，新网站将提供“必要通知”，并为个人提交有关其财务损失的索赔提供简化的流程。

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.

虽然政府没有根据现有法律定义将这些个人账户持有人归类为“受害者”，但其目的是为他们提供一个平台，使用替代通知方法主张自己的主张。

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.

截至撰写本文时，市场上最大的加密货币比特币的交易价格为 88,520 美元，每周上涨 16%，尽管在过去 48 小时内已从周三触及的历史高点 93,250 美元回落。