Cryptocurrency Mixers

Over $35 million in cryptocurrency stolen from LastPass users since 2022 has been traced to Russian cybercriminals using weak master passwords and laundering funds through mixers and Russian exchanges. TRM Labs found the thefts continued for years, showing that even encrypted vaults can be compromised if security practices are weak.

Authorities in Switzerland and Germany shut down Cryptomixer.io, a service used to launder Bitcoin, seizing servers, data, and over €25 million in crypto. The operation, supported by Europol, aims to stop criminal activity and provide evidence for further investigations.

The Tornado Cash case is coming to an end, but jury has yet to decide what their final verdict for regarding the fate of developer Roman Storm.

Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, the co-founders of privacy-focused Samourai Wallet, have finally given and plead guilty to their charges after a long grueling trial.

A crypto investor lost $6.9 million after buying a cold wallet through Douyin that had already been tampered with. The private key was stolen before sale, letting scammers take the funds and launder them through a crypto mixer.

Hackers stole 500,000 ETH (about $1.4 billion) from Bybit using malware and laundered most of it through mixers, bridges, and decentralised platforms. Nearly 70% of the funds are still traceable, but a third has disappeared, with few signs of recovery so far.

Brazilian police dismantled a crime ring run from prisons that extorted small business owners and laundered money using cryptocurrency. The operation, named "Timeo," led to the seizure of $45,000 in cryptoassets and millions in bank accounts linked to the racket.

The FBI secretly ran a dark web money laundering scheme for nearly a year after arresting the original operator, Anurag Murarka. They used the sting to catch cybercriminals and stop over $1.4 million in illegal crypto transfers.

The T3 Financial Crime Unit froze $9 million from the $1.4 billion stolen in the Bybit hack, believed to be carried out by North Korean hackers. for information leading to asset recovery.

Alexey Pertsev, a Tornado Cash developer, was conditionally released from Dutch jail after nine months to prepare his appeal against charges of facilitating over $1.2 billion in money laundering.