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

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Russian citizens Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik , and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov are accused of operating two cryptocurrency mixers that helped criminals launder cryptocurrency.

Bender.io and Sinbad.io were seized in an international law enforcement operation in 2023 , and suspected to have been used by North Korean hackers.