Bitfinex hacker ‘Razzlekhan’ reportedly spotted at Bitcoin 2024

Heather Morgan, who was convicted for her role in the Bitfinex hack involving 120,000 BTC, was reportedly seen at the Bitcoin 2024 conference held in Nashville recently.

The Bitcoin 2024 conference held in Nashville, Tennessee, was attended not only by high-profile political figures and entrepreneurs, but also by some questionable attendees. Reports suggest that Heather Morgan (also known as Razzlekhan) was spotted at the conference, but her reasons for attending remain unclear.

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Heather Morgan, aka ‘Razzlekhan’, is a self-described social engineer who pleaded guilty to stealing 120,000 BTC by hacking Bitfinex in 2016.

I ran into him in Nashville this week. After asking around I discovered he had been seen in… picture.twitter.com/HxQTgBlTmx

— Jameson Lopp (@lopp) July 28, 2024

Jameson Lopp, co-founder of Bitcoin security provider Casa, revealed in a July 28 post on X that he “crossed paths” with Morgan in Nashville last week, adding that people told him Morgan had been “seen at multiple Bitcoin events over the past year.”

“The fact that he is still walking free and has not been punished for his crimes is extremely suspicious.”

Jameson Lopp

Morgan rose to fame in the crypto space for his involvement in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, which led to the loss of approximately 120,000 BTC, one of the largest crypto thefts in history. In early 2022, Morgan and his partner Ilya Lichtenstein were arrested and charged with conspiracy to launder stolen crypto.

According to the US Department of Justice, Morgan pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering conspiracy involving stolen BTC, although he was not directly involved in the hacking, an act carried out by Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein also pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering conspiracy.

Morgan and Lichtenstein face up to 25 years in prison on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States. However, Morgan was released on $3 million bail under house arrest, while Lichtenstein remains in jail awaiting trial.

Morgan was later granted leave from house arrest to work three days a week, with reports suggesting he is now positioning himself as a “web3 consultant.”