Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, hacked into Bitfinex’s network in 2016, using advanced hacking tools and techniques, and stole about 120,000 bitcoin, the feds said.

TOKYO (AP) — Bitcoin surged past $17,000 Thursday as the frenzy surrounding the virtual currency escalated just days before it starts trading on major U.S. exchanges. Bitcoin has gained more ...

Almost 10 years after being hacked, the Mt. Gox crypto exchange appears to be starting to repay customers who lost 850,000 bitcoin [BTC] now valued around $36 billion. Some participants in the ...

Trustees recovered roughly 20% of the hack, and victims finally started to see repayments hit their PayPal accounts on Tuesday. However, Mt. Gox is reportedly asking for some of it back.

Japanese crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin confirmed on Friday that it had been the victim of a hack resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 bitcoin, or about $305 million. According to crypto security firm ...

The U.S. government has announced that the Bitcoin seized after the 2016 Bitfinex hack should be wired back to its rightful owners who fell victim to the attack. The value of the recovered assets ...

Herman said the likely costs of a quantum hack have swelled since the study came out, as bitcoin has climbed to near $100,000 and grown into an increasingly mainstream investment asset.

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Rhiannon Morgan are accused of trying to launder bitcoin stolen in the the 2016 hack of Bitfinex.

Japan's National Police Agency said on Tuesday that the hacker group TraderTraitor, which is based in North Korea, is likely responsible for a May hack that allowed $308 million in Bitcoin to be ...

SAN FRANCISCO — In early 2016, Russian intelligence officers obtained a new pool of the virtual currency bitcoin. They quickly put the digital money to work.