PANews November 8 news, according to Decrypt, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has established a website to collect statements from individuals affected by the 2016 Bitfinex hacking incident. The program aims to provide potential victims with 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 a 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, news reported that U.S. prosecutors temporarily considered Bitfinex to be the only party eligible for compensation as a victim in the 2016 Bitfinex hacking case.