US EditionCryptocurrency exchange network accused of helping Russia hit with sanctions
- A network of people and virtual currency exchanges linked to Russian cybercrime faced sanctions in a government crackdown, coinciding with President Joe Biden's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Biden stated that the U.S. “will continue to raise the costs on Russia for its war in Ukraine” to undermine its defense resources.
- State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller emphasized using all tools to deter money laundering networks and urged Russia to restrict cybercriminal operations.
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U.S. Moves To Break Up Cyber-Money-Laundering Operation Allegedly Run By Russians
The United States on September 26 imposed sanctions on an alleged Russian money-laundering operation that caters to cybercriminals around the world and unsealed indictments against two Russian nationals for their alleged involvement in the operation.
US sanctions cryptocurrency exchange network accused of aiding Russia
The U.S. government on Thursday charged two Russian nationals and sanctioned a virtual currency exchange in an effort to crack down on transnational cybercrime involving cryptocurrency. The departments of Justice, State and Treasury announced the coordinated effort against Russian nationals Timur Shakhmametov and Sergey Ivanov as well Cryptex, a virtual currency exchange accused of servicing…
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Cryptocurrency exchange network accused of helping Russia hit with sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — A network of people and virtual currency exchanges associated with harboring Russian cybercrime were hit with sanctions on Thursday, in a government-wide crackdown on cybercrime that could assist Russia ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. U.S. Treasury sanctioned alleged Russian hacker Sergey Ivanov and Cryptex
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