Category Archives: money laundering

New York man nabbed for carrying computers with stolen credit card details through JFK, feds say

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A New York City man caught carrying multiple computers containing thousands of stolen credit card numbers has been charged with an array of hacking-related crimes, U.S. prosecutors announced. Vitalii Antonenko was charged in Massachusetts on multiple counts of conspiracy – to commit computer hacking, launder money and traffic in stolen payment card numbers – in connection with a scheme to sell stolen data on cybercriminal markets. The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that Antonenko, 28, was apprehended in March upon his arrival at John F. Kennedy Airport from Ukraine. He was charged Tuesday. Attorneys representing Antonenko did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday. Antonenko, along with two unidentified co-conspirators, offered stolen data for sale on multiple carding websites dating back to 2012, according to a complaint. Law enforcement officials working undercover on the unnamed website spent more than two years, from June 2015 through September […]

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Maksim Boiko, an accused money launderer and part-time rapper, to plead not guilty

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A Russian man caught carrying $20,000 in cash through the Miami airport earlier this year will plead not guilty to laundering money on behalf of a transnational cybercriminal organization, his attorney said Friday. An FBI complaint unsealed in March charges that Maksim Boiko, 29, was a “significant cybercriminal” who converted stolen money into cryptocurrency for a group called QQAAZZ. Boiko was taken into custody in Florida earlier this year, though he’s due to be arraigned via teleconference in the Western District of Pennsylvania soon, defense attorney Arkady Bukh told CyberScoop. “My client will plead not guilty,” he said. Boiko, known as “gangass” among other accused cybercriminals, was arrested in March at a Miami condominium on March 28 after entering the U.S. with his wife through the Miami airport in January. An FBI complaint unsealed the next day included pictures of Boiko driving a BMW with bundles of U.S. cash on […]

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Don’t become another money mule, FBI warns

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The hidden dangers of the digital world are slowly becoming clear, revealing more than the traditional phishing email or malware attack. Bad actors are not just after our personal or financial information, — they’re also working hard to fin… Continue reading Don’t become another money mule, FBI warns→

Europol and Singapore Police arrest suspect behind €6 million Coronavirus money laundering scheme

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As the cybercrime landscape continues to expand amid the Coronavirus pandemic, governments around the world have joined forces to fight the rising criminal activity. In a press release from April 6, Europol announced that a 39-year old man suspected of… Continue reading Europol and Singapore Police arrest suspect behind €6 million Coronavirus money laundering scheme→

FBI accuses Russian man of laundering money for a transnational cybercrime network

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FBI agents have arrested a Russian citizen accused of laundering money for a cybercriminal gang that allegedly stole funds from a range of U.S. banks. A complaint unsealed Monday against Maksim Boiko, 29, alleges that he worked with a transnational organized crime group, called QQAAZZ, by converting stolen money into cryptocurrency. The Russian man is “a significant cybercriminal who launders money for other cybercriminals” by giving them access to criminally controlled ban accounts, an FBI affidavit says. U.S. authorities previously indicted five Latvian men for their alleged involvement in the QQAAZZ operation. According to prosecutors, hackers who breached victims’ bank accounts would contact QQAAZZ seeking an account to wire stolen funds as part of a kind of “global, complicit bank drops service.” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Seamus Hughes, the deputy director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University and a specialist on court filings, first noticed the court records. […]

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2 Chinese Charged with Laundering $100 Million for North Korean Hackers

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Two Chinese nationals have been charged by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and sanctioned by the US Treasury for allegedly laundering $100 million worth of virtual currency using prepaid Apple iTunes gift cards.

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Police bust alleged operator of Bitcoin mixing service Helix

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The Ohio man is charged with running a Bitcoin mixer to launder over $300m—now worth $3.6b—on behalf of Dark Net crooks trying to hide out. Continue reading Police bust alleged operator of Bitcoin mixing service Helix→

Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud

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Organizations were attacked for employees’ data, including names, addresses and birthdates used to set up hundreds of bank accounts. Continue reading Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud→

Air Peace CEO charged with millions in money laundering re-buying planes he already owns

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The Department of Justice announced last week that they were indicting the CEO of Air Peace for bank fraud and money laundering.

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