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Europol disrupted AudiA6, a cryptocurrency laundering service used by ransomware gangs, cutting off a pipeline that washed over €336 million since 2021. Two operators, Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk and Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev, were arrested and face up to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
Europol dismantled the AudiA6 cryptocurrency mixing service, which allegedly laundered over $380 million for ransomware actors and other cybercriminals between 2022 and 2025. The takedown removes a key tool used by criminals to obscure illicit crypto transactions.
Law enforcement dismantled the AudiA6 cryptocurrency service, which laundered over $380 million for ransomware actors. Europol linked the service to more than 15 international ransomware investigations. Two administrators, a Ukrainian and a Russian national, were arrested in Georgia. The operation involved authorities from 11 countries.
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