SMC-1022CryptoCase file
Bitfinex hack: 119,754 bitcoin stolen from crypto exchange in 2016
In August 2016 a hacker broke into the Bitfinex exchange and, through more than 2,000 unauthorized transactions, moved 119,754 bitcoin, then worth about $71 million, to a wallet he controlled. In February 2022 US authorities arrested New York couple Ilya Lichtenstein and Heath…
Reported: Bitfinex
- Reported losses
- $71M
- People affected
- 0 affected