JURISDICTION PROFILE

Jurisdiction: United States, Hong Kong

Court filings and enforcement actions documenting cyber intrusions within or targeting entities in United States, Hong Kong.

Key Facts

Total Cases
1
Prosecution matters
Identified Losses
$4.5 billion
Court & SEC records
  • 1 documented prosecution matters involving United States, Hong Kong.
  • Cumulative identified losses exceed $4.5 billion.
  • Includes federal court filings, international extraditions, and sanctions designations.

Documented Incidents

sentenced 2022-02-07

U.S. v. Ilya Lichtenstein & Heather Morgan (Bitfinex Hack & Laundering)

Conviction of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan for executing the 2016 hack of the Bitfinex virtual currency exchange, stealing 119,754 Bitcoins (valued at $4.5 billion at arrest), and laundering the funds through complex cryptocurrency mixers and darknet markets.