Intelligence firm Kharon has revealed that Alexey Pertsev, the developer of cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, previously worked for a company affiliated with the Russian security agency FSB.
Holland government, August 10 developer residing in the country on Alexey Pertsev money laundering aid and money transfer concealment announced that he was detained on suspicion. By Kharon 2 weeks after the under eye operation August 24 A report published on its official website on Alexey Pertsev, developer of Tornado Cashin the past To the FSB (Federal Security Service) in an affiliated company proved to be working.
On the subject, Nick Grothaus, Vice President of Kharon, said, “This guy worked for Digital Security, did penetration tests there, and was later assigned to assist the FSB’s cyber-attack activities.” used the phrases.
As a result of Kharon research, Alexey Pertsev’s 2017 as an information security specialist Digital Security 000 announced that he has reached the information that he is working as a smart contract developer for Digital Security 000, Financial and technological support for the FSB was established to provide 2018 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. put on the sanctions list is a technology company.
operating under the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) by August 9 Tornado Cash, which was subject to investigations and sanctioned for money laundering with the announcement published on privacy provider is defined as. However, the US government seems to have intense concerns about the issue.