Hackers Involved In Bitfinex's 120.000 Bitcoin Theft Turned Out To Be Present At The 2024 Bitcoin Conference

Bitfinex hackers attended the Bitcoin 2024 Conference. (Photo; Crypto-Economy)

JAKARTA - The 2024 Bitcoin Conference, which was held in Nashville, Tennessee, has recently been in the spotlight of the crypto community. This highlight is not only because of the presence of political figures and stopping entrepreneurs, but also because of the emergence of a controversial figure who was involved in hacking 120,000 Bitcoins from Bitfinex. He is Razzlekhan whose real name is Heather Morgan. Her presence at the event sparked questions regarding the motive behind her action.

Heather Morgan became public attention after Jameson Lopp, co-founder of security provider Bitcoin Casa, revealed in a post on X on July 28, 2024 that he met Morgan in Nashville. Lopp claims to have received information that Morgan has often been seen on various Bitcoin shows over the past year.

"This is very suspicious that he is still free and has not been sentenced to his crimes," Lopp said in a post.

Morgan became famous in the crypto world after being involved in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, resulting in the disappearance of around 120,000 BTC, making him one of the largest cryptocurrencies in history. In early 2022, Morgan and her husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to launder money from the stolen crypto.

According to the US Department of Justice, although Morgan was not directly involved in the hack, Lichtenstein pleaded guilty to the money laundering conspiracy involving the stolen BTC. Lichtenstein also pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit money laundering.

🚨PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT🚨Heather Morgan, AKA 'Razzlekhan' is a self proclaimed social engineer who pleaded guilty to hacking Bitfinex for 120,000 BTC back in 2016.I crossed paths with her in Nashville this week. After asking around I discovered she has been spotted at… pic.twitter.com/HxQTgBlTmx

— Jameson Lopp (@lopp) July 28, 2024

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Another Morgan, AKA 'Razzlekhan' is a self-proclaimed social engineer who applied evidence to hack Bitfinex for 120 thousand BTC back in 2016.I crossed paths with her in Nashville this week. After asking around I revealed she has been targeted at...pic.twitter.com/HxQTgBlTmx

The couple faces years in prison, with a sentence of up to 25 years on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to deceive the US.

However, Morgan was given the freedom under house arrest with a guarantee of $3 million, while Lichtenstein remained in prison awaiting trial. After that, Morgan was allowed to leave house arrest three days a week to work. The report states that he currently acts as a web3 advisor.