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US charges admins of Garantex for allegedly facilitating crypto money laundering for terrorists and hackers

US charges admins of Garantex for allegedly facilitating crypto money laundering for terrorists and hackers

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday criminal charges against the administrators of the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex for allegedly facilitating money laundering by criminal and terrorist organizations, as well as violating U.S. sanctions. … 

US government charges operators of crypto mixing service used by North Korea and ransomware gangs

US government charges operators of crypto mixing service used by North Korea and ransomware gangs

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictments of Russian citizens Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik, and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov, accusing them of operating services that helped criminals launder cryptocurrency. The three… 

US charges five accused of multi-year hacking spree targeting tech and crypto giants

US charges five accused of multi-year hacking spree targeting tech and crypto giants

The U.S. government announced charges against five individuals accused of carrying out a multi-year hacking spree targeting tech giants and cryptocurrency owners, which security researchers dubbed 0ktapus. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice published…