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This illustration photo shows Heather Morgan, also known as “Razzlekhan,” on a phone in front of the Bitcoin logo displayed on a screen, in Washington, DC, February 9, 2022. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

NYC couple pleaded guilty to money laundering in Bitfinex hack

Ilya Lichtenstein also admitted, for the first time publicly, to carrying out the hack that resulted in a $3.6 billion seizure by the Department of Justice.

Aug 3, 2023 By AJ Vicens

View of a Bitcoin sign announcing the acceptance of the crypto for payments at the San Salvador Historical Center on June 22, 2022 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Kellys Portillo/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Andy Greenberg on how ‘Tracers in the Dark’ found the dark web’s worst criminals

The Wired journalist's new book reveals how investigators deployed cryptocurrency tracing technology to solve some of the internet's biggest crimes.

Nov 15, 2022 By Tonya Riley

Justice Department DOJ seal — (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)

New York couple accused of laundering cryptocurrency from $4.5 billion Bitfinex hack

The Justice Department says it's the agency's largest recovery of stolen cryptocurrency to date.

Feb 8, 2022 By Tonya Riley