Ilya Lichtenstein, the Russian-American hacker who stole nearly 120,000 bitcoin from crypto exchange Bitfinex, has been ...

The hacker, who pleaded guilty to stealing and laundering nearly 120,000 bitcoin from Bitfinex, said sentence-reduction ...

On January 2, 2026, Ilya Lichtenstein, a man behind infamous Bitfinex hack, announced his early release from federal prison.

Ilya Lichtenstein, jailed for the 2016 Bitfinex hack, is released early under the First Step Act. The move raises crypto market and compliance questions.

NEW YORK -- The Justice Department on Tuesday announced the arrests of a New York couple charged with conspiring to launder cryptocurrency presently valued at $4.5 billion -- stolen during the 2016 ...

Heather Morgan, the rapper and social media personality also known as Razzlekhan, is working on new music as she transitions out of federal custody. The 35-year-old, who is serving an 18-month ...

Heather Morgan has argued for no more jail time for her role in laundering some of the 120,000 Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex by her husband Ilya Lichtenstein. Heather Morgan, also known as the rapper ...

The identity of the hacker or hackers behind an exploit that removed more than 100,000 Bitcoin from Bitfinex in 2016 had only been the subject of speculation until Aug. 3. One-half of the couple ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, who admitted to orchestrating the 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, said he has been released from prison early under the First Step ...