The US Department of Justice has indicted two Russian hackers in the MtGox case.
The Ministry of Justice accused two Russian hackers of plotting to launder 647,000 BTC. The Ministry of Justice accused two Russian hackers of a scheme to launder 647,000 Bitcoins.
US Justice Department Accuses Two Russian Hackers Related to Mt.
The US Department of Justice has accused two Russian citizens of “conspiracy to launder approximately 647,000 bitcoins” hacked from the defunct Bitcoin exchange MtGox.
The US Department of Justice has accused two Russian citizens of “conspiracy to launder approximately 647,000 Bitcoins” that they obtained by hacking the defunct Japanese Bitcoin exchange MtGox.
In a statement to the DOJ, Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner’s Deputy Attorney General Kenneth Polite said in a statement:
“Beginning in 2011, Bilyuchenko and Verner stole a large amount of cryptocurrency from MtGox and contributed to the eventual bankruptcy of the exchange. Armed with ill-gotten gains from MtGox, Bilyuchenko allegedly helped establish the notorious BTC-e virtual currency exchange that laundered money for cybercriminals around the world.”
