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Bithumb Accidentally Sends Large Amounts of Bitcoin to Users, Triggers Price Crash Amid Market Selloff

Bithumb reportedly made a mistake that led to the accidental deposit of large amounts of Bitcoin to various users.
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Bithumb Says No Hack After Excess Bitcoin Was Sent to Users

South Korea-based crypto exchange Bithumb said it mistakenly sent an excess amount of bitcoin to “some customers,” after an internal distribution error during ...

Hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins wants a second chance—and a security job

In 2023, Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy in a wild 2016 scheme to steal 120,000 bitcoins (worth over $10 billion today) from Bitfinex, a ...
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Bitfinex hacker walks free early as prison reform law reshapes punishment for $11 billion crypto crime

A major cryptocurrency crime case has taken a new direction after a U.S. prison reform law allowed an early release from federal custody. The development centers on Ilya Lichtenstein, the individual ...
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Man Behind $10 Billion Bitfinex Bitcoin Hack Released Early, Thanks Trump’s Crime Act

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 ...