Russian Hackers Charged for Mt. Gox Crypto Exchange Hack
TL;DR
The US Department of Justice is charging two Russian nationals for their alleged involvement in the infamous hack of defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox. The defendants allegedly gained unauthorized access to the server holding the wallets of Mt. Gox and transferred 647,000 BTC from the platform to wallets controlled by them. They are also charged with conspiring to launder hundreds of thousands of Bitcoin hacked from Mt. Gox and operating BTC-e, a crypto exchange allegedly linked to money laundering and the Mt. Gox hack. If convicted, both defendants face decades behind bars.
- U.S. Justice Department Charges Two Russian Nationals for Involvement in Infamous Mt. Gox Crypto Exchange Hack The Daily Hodl
- Feds charge two men for the $400 million Bitcoin hack that took down Mt. Gox The Verge
- Feds Say Pair of Russian Hackers Caused Mt. Gox Crypto Collapse Gizmodo
- Where the Mt. Gox Money Went: New Details in the BTC-e Exchange Case CoinDesk
- Mt. Gox Hacker Duo Charged 12 Years After Infamous Heist BeInCrypto
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