On November 8, PANews reported, according to Decrypt, that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has established a website to collect statements from individuals affected by the 2016 Bitfinex hacking incident. The initiative aims to provide potential victims the opportunity to share how the criminal actions of Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan have impacted them.
Although the U.S. Department of Justice's position is that, under the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA), there are no victims of the convicted crime, the department has still issued this notice to ensure that anyone who may have been harmed by the defendant's actions can be heard. This includes affected Bitfinex account holders.
Previously, on October 9, it was reported that U.S. prosecutors temporarily considered Bitfinex as the only qualifying entity for victim compensation in the 2016 Bitfinex hacking case.