Bitfinex socialized the loss from the hack and reimbursed its customers within eight months, but potential victims can still come forward. Bitfinex might qualify for restitution for the 2016 hack of ...

Bitfinex suffered from a massive security breach and theft in August 2016 The digital asset trading platform lost 119,756 Bitcoin worth $72 million at the time and has a value of roughly $3.7 billion ...

The White House defended the release of Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole over 119,000 Bitcoin in 2016, from prison to home ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker who was serving prison time for breaking into crypto exchange Bitfinex and stealing millions of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about banking, finance and economics. The schadenfreude of Bitcoin enthusiasts over Ethereum’s recent troubles ended ...

Nearly two weeks after losing more than $60m in customer funds, Bitfinex reports it has not yet identified how the theft was carried out. In a statement released earlier today, the exchange reported ...

Following the major hack of Bitfinex in 2016, US law enforcement has recovered 27.7 stolen Bitcoins and returned them to the cryptocurrency exchange. The returned funds, which will be distributed ...

While the hacker will find selling their BTC difficult, the transfers may be contributing to a volatile day in the markets. A tranche of long-dormant Bitcoin seized in the 2016 hack of the Bitfinex ...

Two Israeli brothers have been arrested for their suspected involvement in the 2016 Bitfinex hack -- when hackers stole nearly 120,000 bitcoins from the exchange, worth $64 million at the time, and ...