A hacker who helped launder the proceeds of a bitcoin theft from a cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the conspiracy. The Justice Department (DOJ) said in a ...

A new cyber dispute has erupted between China and the United States over a huge stash of stolen cryptocurrency. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) has accused the U.S.

The man, Eric Council Jr., pleaded guilty three months ago in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud in connection with ...

A hacker responsible for stealing 119,754 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison by U.S. authorities. The man, Ilya Lichtenstein, was ...

In late 2025, U.S. authorities announced a record law enforcement action involving the seizure of 127,271 Bitcoin worth about ...

Bitfinex exchanged reportedly hacked last night to the tune of over $70M Bitcoin. Price of BTC is down over 20% from 2 year highs.. We think like with Mt. Gox, this is a chance to buy.. These hacks ...

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin is the latest crypto platform to fall victim to hackers. The recent incident resulted in a huge loss of 48 billion yen ($305 million) in Bitcoin (BTC).

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 ...

With 13,500 Bitcoin, North Korea’s notorious hacking group is ahead of several Bitcoin holding countries. The total value of its crypto holdings stands at $1.16 billion. Lazarus Group, the notorious ...

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Japan's National Police Agency, noted that a North Korean hacking group, TraderTraitor, orchestrated the infamous Japanese exchange DMM Bitcoin hack.

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin is preparing to wind down its operations following a massive $320 million loss in Bitcoin due to a private key hack in May. The breach left the company ...