U.S. and German security forces have discovered an alleged fraudulent campaign to launder billions of dollars in illegal proceeds. cryptocurrency turned off the unit service ChipMixer.
U.S. Department of Justice Officials Alleged Illegal Cryptocurrency Transfers Through Shutdown Platform
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, ransomware groups, North Korean hackers, darknet market users, and merchants who buy and sell stolen financial information have used this platform to process more than $3 billion in illegal transactions.
used by a Russian military intelligence unit to purchase hacking tools, according to the US Department of Justice. bitcoin also transmitted through the site.
According to security forces, German police seized $46 million worth of cryptocurrencies and servers used to run the site as part of the operation.
“ChipMixer has facilitated a large international laundering of cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin, and has helped to evade detection of all manner of malicious actors and criminals,” US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said in a statement.
The crypto service allegedly allowed criminals to hide the source of the stolen cryptocurrency.
Prosecutors in Philadelphia charged 49-year-old Vietnamese Minh Quốc Nguyễn of money laundering in connection with the operation of ChipMixer. Nguyễn, a Hanoi resident, has been accused of publicly promoting identity theft and subverting anti-money laundering controls.
A US Department of Justice spokesman said Nguyen was not detained by security forces.
The ChipMixer website is currently posting an image stating that it has been seized by the FBI. The site includes a link “to report more information about ChipMixer and its operators”.
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