Russian nationals have been charged with crimes for allegedly running the crypto mixing services Blender.io and Sinbad.io used by North Korean hackers.
A trio of Russian nationals has been charged with crimes in connection with running U.S.-sanctioned crypto mixing services.Three Russian nationals tied to operating sanctioned crypto mixing services Blender.io and Sinbad.io have been charged with money laundering by a federal grand jury in Georgia, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a
Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko and Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik had been arrested last month, and they face money laundering charges. A third person tied to the services' operations, Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov, is at-large, the DOJ said. Authorities from multiple jurisdictions had already seized and dismantled the computer equipment behind the services. Blender.io had previously been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for aiding in the concealment of the crypto proceeds of cyber thefts conducted by North Korean hackers.
Crypto Mixer Sanctioned by U.S. Treasury for North Korea Allegations, as FBI, Dutch and Finnish Police Seize Website The prosecution of crypto mixing services – the controversial businesses that represent both the sector's vulnerability to criminal use and its championing of financial privacy – has been a point of contention for U.S. policymakers and members of Congress.by a federal appeals court, ruling that the technology underpinning such services can't be targeted this way. However, the government is still pursuing criminal prosecutions of Tornado Cash's founders.
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