The US Department of Justice, Bitcoin exchange Mt. He claims that two Russian citizens hacked Gox. Also, the Ministry said that the attackers were in Mt. Gox claims that they set up a virtual asset platform called BTC-E with the proceeds from the hack.
US Department of Justice: Mt. We found the people who hacked Gox!
As cryptokoin.com readers know, one of the biggest hacks in crypto history was Mt. Gox hack. The perpetrators of this attack have not been identified so far. However, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) accused Russian citizens Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner in the 2014 Mt. Gox accused him of the attack.
The Justice Department said in a press release Friday that the two men were killed in Mt. He explained that Gox had “granted unauthorized access” to their wallets. Thus, he claimed that they stole 647,000 BTC over the course of about three years. Also, allegedly, the attackers laundered these funds later.
The DOJ claimed that Alexey Bilyuchenko was also the operator of the defunct crypto exchange BTC-e, along with Alexander Vinnick, who was previously accused of operating BTC-e. Also, the DOJ has long-standing Mt. He also opened a 2016 dossier focusing on BTC-e linked to funds laundered from the Gox theft.
Accusations against Bitcoin exchange hackers
Both suspects are charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. In addition, the DOJ accuses Alexey Bilyuchenko of operating an unlicensed money services business. The Department of Justice’s offices for the Southern District of New York and the Northern District of California are both located in Mt. He filed lawsuits related to the Gox attack.
As you may recall, Mt. Gox ceased operations in February 2014, shortly after Messari founder Ryan Selkis published an internal document suggesting he had lost about 750,000 BTC. DOJ Assistant Attorney Kenneth Polite described the opening of the seals as an important milestone in a statement. In this context, Polite made the following statement:
As set out in the indictments, Bilyuchenko and Verner began in 2011 at Mt. He stole a large amount of cryptocurrencies from Gox. Thus, it caused the eventual bankruptcy of the stock market. Mt. Armed with ill-gotten gains from Gox, Bilyuchenko allegedly helped launch the notorious BTC-e virtual currency exchange, which laundered funds for cybercriminals worldwide.
The Justice Department also claimed that Bilyuchenko, Verner, and other unnamed accomplices used an anonymous New York-based Bitcoin brokerage service to launder funds, ultimately moving more than $6.6 million into “off-shore bank accounts.” DOJ claims that the brokerage helped launder 300,000 BTC. The documents also include allegations that the defendants sent the funds to both BTC-e and TradeHill, another bankrupt exchange.
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