The United States Department of Justice has charged two Russian men with criminal acts related to the hack of the collapsed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox. The charges include conspiring to steal approximately 647,000 Bitcoin from the exchange between 2011 and 2014, as well as conspiring with another Russian to operate BTC-e, a crypto exchange shut down by the FBI for allegedly laundering funds for international criminals.
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US Charges Russian Men Over Mt. Gox Bitcoin Hack
The United States Department of Justice has charged two Russian men with criminal acts related to the hack of the collapsed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox. The charges include conspiring to steal approximately 647,000 Bitcoin from the exchange between 2011 and 2014, as well as conspiring with another Russian to operate BTC-e, a crypto exchange shut down by the FBI for allegedly laundering funds for international criminals.