Ilya Lichtenstein admitted to being the original hacker in the 2016 cyberattack on Bitfinex and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering.
August 4, 2023BreachForums is one of the world’s largest marketplaces for hacked and stolen data and other contraband.
March 26, 2023BitKeep said it is working to recover the stolen funds, some of which have already been frozen. Compensating victimised users is a top priority.
January 5, 2023After managing to freeze the majority of the stolen assets, Binance said about $100mn in unrecovered funds remains, out of $570mn that was initially stolen.
October 10, 2022Crypto mixer Blender.io was used to process over $20.5mn of the crypto stolen from the Axie Infinity hack in March, OFAC said.
May 9, 2022FIs are asked to bolster their CDD and file reports when suspicious transactions are observed involving play-to-earn games such as the recently-hacked Axie Infinity.
April 26, 2022OFAC has added a list of entities associated with Lazarus to its sanctions list, including a specific Ethereum wallet address associated with the attackers.
April 19, 2022The DOJ seized a record USD 3.6 billion in bitcoin tied to the 2016 Bitfinex hack, representing the largest financial seizure in its history.
February 10, 2022A BSP task force will submit recommendations to the Monetary Board by mid-January 2022, which may include sanctions and penalties for the involved banks.
December 23, 2021Coinbase is working with law enforcement to support its investigation into the individuals behind the hack.
October 8, 2021