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DOJ Arrests Couple In Connection With $4.5 Billion Bitcoin Hack

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Authorities have arrested a Manhattan couple accused of stealing $4.5 billion in bitcoin by hacking a virtual currency exchange, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. In conjunction with the arrests, officials said that law enforcement seized bitcoin currently valued at more than $3.6 billion. The married couple — Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, …

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