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>>mikeyo+(OP)
Here's how the fed caught them:

"The DOJ said it was able to seize the funds after an FBI search warrant of one of Lichtenstein's cloud storage accounts found a file containing cryptocurrency addresses and their corresponding private key that granted access to funds stored within."

>>gzer0+bO
what the...

no way they just kept an unencrypted private key on the cloud.

>>kart23+1Q
This should all be taken with a big grain of salt. The official story be just parallel construction to give cover to say zero day hacks or other covert espionage etc.

>>manque+Df1
Bribing or planting support agents as employees at every cryptocurrency company seems pretty easy.

>>codeze+0R1
They likely have proper cooperation without being public about it, like how tech companies engage with Law Enforcement.