An early Bitcoin miner lost 25,000 BTC in 2011, worth $500K then, $2.4B now. The attacker was never caught. Here's how it ...

A hacker returned after two years of inactivity and deposited $5.4M in stolen funds into Tornado Cash after swapping DAI for ...

In 2023, Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy in a wild 2016 scheme to ...

Brazilian police have arrested a 20-year-old hacker after uncovering a large digital crime involving stolen money and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bitcoin Hack - Credit: Jaiz Anuar via Getty Images Ilya Lichtenstein, perpetrator of one of the biggest hacks in Bitcoin history, ...

A crypto investor lost more than $282 million in Bitcoin and Litecoin after being tricked by scammers impersonating Trezor ...

The attacker who looted more than $282 million worth of Bitcoin and Litecoin last week is on the move. In the fresh play, the ...

Crypto User Loses $282M In Bitcoin & Litecoin To Social Engineering Hack. IntroductionIn one of the most significant social ...

The hacker behind the 2016 Bitfinex breach says he was freed early under Donald Trump’s First Step Act, just over a year after receiving a five-year sentence. Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker behind one ...

A victim lost $280M in a massive hardware wallet scam on January 10, 2026. Learn how hackers moved funds to Monero to hide ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, who had pleaded guilty to attempting to launder 120,000 bitcoin stolen from the Bitfinex crypto exchange in 2016, was released after just 14 months of his original five-year ...