SECTOR PROFILE
Target Sector: Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Financial Services
Court filings, technical advisories, and enforcement actions documenting cyber intrusions against Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Financial Services organizations.
Key Facts
Total Cases
1
Prosecution records
Identified Losses
$4.5 billion
Court & SEC estimates
- 1 documented prosecution cases targeting the Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Financial Services sector.
- Cumulative reported financial losses exceed $4.5 billion.
- Documented from federal indictments and SEC Form 8-K disclosures.
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.
1 techniques
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