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Bytes Europe<p>CBI, Kerala Police arrest Lithuanian wanted in US for cryptocurrency fraud | India News <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/835754/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/835754/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cbi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cbi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CryptocurrencyExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptocurrencyExchange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CryptocurrencyFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptocurrencyFraud</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CryptocurrencyTransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptocurrencyTransactions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DrugTrafficking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrugTrafficking</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ExtraditionAct1962" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtraditionAct1962</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndianExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianExpress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KeralaPoliceCryptocurrencyFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeralaPoliceCryptocurrencyFraud</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LithuanianNationalCryptocurrencyFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithuanianNationalCryptocurrencyFraud</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MoneyLaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyLaundering</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USSecretService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USSecretService</span></a></p>
Xavier «X» Santolaria :verified_paw: :donor:<p>📨 Latest issue of my curated <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> list of resources for week #11/2025 is out!</p><p>It includes the following and much more:</p><p>➝ Alleged Co-Founder of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a> Arrested in India;</p><p>➝ X Suffered a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DDoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DDoS</span></a> Attack;</p><p>➝ Microsoft <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PatchTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PatchTuesday</span></a> Fixes 7 Zero-days;</p><p>➝ UK Hospital Discovered 5,000 to 10,000 Unknown Devices Connected to its Network;</p><p>➝ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NVIDIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NVIDIA</span></a> Chips Smugglers Granted Bail in Singapore;</p><p>➝ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tenable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tenable</span></a> tested <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DeepSeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeek</span></a>'s Ability to Generate <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a>;</p><p>➝ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> labelling DeepSeek as "state-controlled";</p><p>➝ New <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Jailbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jailbreak</span></a> Method called Context Compliance Attack (CCA) Works Against Most <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> Models</p><p>Subscribe to the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosecMASHUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosecMASHUP</span></a> newsletter to have it piping hot in your inbox every week-end ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://infosec-mashup.santolaria.net/p/template-infosec-mashup-xx-2025-7eb9e43f2aebd47f?utm_source=beehiiv&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec-mashup.santolaria.net/</span><span class="invisible">p/template-infosec-mashup-xx-2025-7eb9e43f2aebd47f?utm_source=beehiiv&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a></p>
kravietz 🦇<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://agora.echelon.pl/tag/russia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://agora.echelon.pl/tag/cryptocurrency" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cryptocurrency</a> exchange <a class="hashtag" href="https://agora.echelon.pl/tag/garantex" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Garantex</a> arrested in <a class="hashtag" href="https://agora.echelon.pl/tag/india" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a></p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/garantex-administrator-arrested-in-india-under-extradition-law/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/garantex-administrator-arrested-in-india-under-extradition-law/</a></p>
ITSEC News<p>Alleged Co-Founder of Garantex Arrested in India - Authorities in India today arrested the alleged co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocu... <a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/alleged-co-founder-of-garantex-arrested-in-india/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/al</span><span class="invisible">leged-co-founder-of-garantex-arrested-in-india/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/u" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>u</span></a>.s.departmentofjustice <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/aleksandrmiraserda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aleksandrmiraserda</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/u" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>u</span></a>.s.secretservice <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/neer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neer</span></a>-do-wellnews <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/aleksejbesciokov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aleksejbesciokov</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ransomware</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/elliptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elliptic</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garantex</span></a></p>
KrebsOnSecurity RSS<p>Alleged Co-Founder of Garantex Arrested in India</p><p><a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/alleged-co-founder-of-garantex-arrested-in-india/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/al</span><span class="invisible">leged-co-founder-of-garantex-arrested-in-india/</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.DepartmentofJustice <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/AleksandrMiraSerda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AleksandrMiraSerda</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Ne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ne</span></a>'er-Do-WellNews <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.SecretService <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/AleksejBesciokov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AleksejBesciokov</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ransomware</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Elliptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elliptic</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> charges <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a> admins with <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/MoneyLaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyLaundering</span></a>, sanctions violations</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-garantex-admins-with-money-laundering-sanctions-violations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/us-charges-garantex-admins-with-money-laundering-sanctions-violations/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> seizes domain of <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> exchange used by <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ransomware</span></a> gangs</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-seizes-domain-of-garantex-crypto-exchange-used-by-ransomware-gangs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/us-seizes-domain-of-garantex-crypto-exchange-used-by-ransomware-gangs/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>2/ Here's excellent reporting on what <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a> is all about from Angus Berwick at <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WSJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WSJ</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/garantex-russian-crypto-hamas-crime-sanctions-a3648357" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/finance/currencies/gar</span><span class="invisible">antex-russian-crypto-hamas-crime-sanctions-a3648357</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ransomware</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>1/ the fact that <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a> never took any action before today to block the world's foremost russian <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ransomware</span></a> laundering crypto exchange (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a>) from using their <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USDT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDT</span></a> token tells you everything you need to know about Tether (and therefore about Trump's Commerce Secretary <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HowardLutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowardLutnick</span></a>, who manages Tether's money).</p><p>IMHO the fact that this is happening now suggests that the Trump administration has already made some kind of deal with <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://protos.com/garantex-says-usdt-in-russian-wallets-under-threat-as-tether-freezes-27m/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">protos.com/garantex-says-usdt-</span><span class="invisible">in-russian-wallets-under-threat-as-tether-freezes-27m/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cantorfitzgerald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cantorfitzgerald</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/eupol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eupol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p>
Putin's IBS<p>which was then converted into cash or legalized through fake business transactions. For example, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Smart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smart</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TGR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TGR</span></a> Group used the services of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a> cryptocurrency exchange to conduct financial transactions in circumvention of sanctions.</p><p>In the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>, a network of couriers linked to these organisations acted as an informal bank, offering fast money transfer services. This made it easy for drug dealers to convert cash from drug sales into cryptocurrency, which they could then use to</p>
Putin's IBS<p>Their operations spanned not only the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> but also the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Middle_East" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Middle_East</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/South_America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>South_America</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>. According to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NCA</span></a>, the network worked closely with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> elites and cybercriminals, joining forces with drug dealers operating on the streets of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a>.</p><p>Key figures<br>🟢 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/George_Rossi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>George_Rossi</span></a>, a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> native who controls <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TGR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TGR</span></a> Group and the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a> crypto exchange.<br>🟢 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Elena_Chikinyan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elena_Chikinyan</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Rossi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rossi</span></a>'s right-hand woman, is suspected of siphoning funds out</p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>Ω🚨Ω<br>seems like it's always <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a> (meaning it's always the chairman of the Trump transition team and future American Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick) profiting on these russian money laundering schemes.</p><p>"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺-𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 — 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘜𝘚𝘋 𝘛𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 — 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘓𝘺𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘊𝘈 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦."</p><p>more on Tether: <a href="https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/113086118854620924" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">universeodon.com/@cryptadamist</span><span class="invisible">/113086118854620924</span></a></p><p><a href="https://therecord.media/russian-money-laundering-networks-trafficking-cybercrime-kremlin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">therecord.media/russian-money-</span><span class="invisible">laundering-networks-trafficking-cybercrime-kremlin</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/moneylaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneylaundering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Vlad%C3%ADmirPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VladímirPutin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cartels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartels</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cocaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cocaine</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EkatarinaZhdanova" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EkatarinaZhdanova</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/2024Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024Election</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanctions</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OFAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OFAC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MAGAts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAts</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@meduza_en" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>meduza_en</span></a></span> i suspect that other than the obvious things (oil) some of what <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthKorea</span></a> gets in exchange for helping <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> is access to money laundering services, either in the form of sanctioned <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> exchanges like <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a> or more traditional channels.</p><p>the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DPRK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DPRK</span></a> has a hell of a lot of stolen crypto it needs to launder. it also needs to hide much of its other international economic activity from <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OFAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OFAC</span></a> and the global sanctions regime.</p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hanse_mina" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hanse_mina</span></a></span> i would guess that Russia (via <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a> etc) is also helping the DPRK launder the billions of dollars in crypto they have stolen</p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>briankrebs</span></a></span> i see Garantex (the favored <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Moscow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moscow</span></a> based <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> exchange for ransomware gangs looking to cash out) and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bitzlato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bitzlato</span></a> (obscure exchange used by darknet market Hydra to launder money that was seized by the US govt early 2023) in the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FinCen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinCen</span></a> order: <a href="https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/federal_register_notices/2024-09-26/PM2BTC-Order-508.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fincen.gov/sites/default/files</span><span class="invisible">/federal_register_notices/2024-09-26/PM2BTC-Order-508.pdf</span></a></p><p>(unsurprising but worth noting)</p><p>WSJ on <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a>: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/garantex-russian-crypto-hamas-crime-sanctions-a3648357" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/finance/currencies/gar</span><span class="invisible">antex-russian-crypto-hamas-crime-sanctions-a3648357</span></a></p>
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://nafo.uk/@hanse_mina" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hanse_mina</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkMoneyFlows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoneyFlows</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstd.seungjin.net/@wsj" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wsj</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://genix.ink/@KyivIndependent_official" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KyivIndependent_official</span></a></span> </p><p>Now do the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRA</span></a>.</p><p>Too much focus on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>.<br>The more important wars are being fought in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> and on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HomeFront" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeFront</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://nafo.uk/@hanse_mina/111237171080223256" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nafo.uk/@hanse_mina/1112371710</span><span class="invisible">80223256</span></a></p>
Mina Hanse<p>The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad received part of a $93 million payment through the sanctioned Russian crypto-exchange company <a href="https://nafo.uk/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a></p><p>Garantex customers in Russia can deposit cash in rubles and then receive the equivalent in cryptocurrency, which can then be withdrawn abroad in a foreign currency, effectively disguising the origin of the funds.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/wsj-palestinian-militant-group-received-funds-from-sanctioned-russian-crypto-exchange/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/wsj-palest</span><span class="invisible">inian-militant-group-received-funds-from-sanctioned-russian-crypto-exchange/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nafo.uk/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://nafo.uk/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://nafo.uk/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://nafo.uk/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a></p>
heise online<p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Verpasstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Verpasstodon</span></a></p><p>Nordkorea saugt 100 Millionen Dollar aus fremden Krypto-Wallets</p><p>Tausende Opfer, allesamt Nutzer von Atomic Wallets, melden enorme Schäden. Die Sicherheitslücke ist noch unbekannt. Atomics Reaktion fällt flach aus.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Nordkorea-saugt-100-Millionen-Dollar-aus-fremden-Krypto-Wallets-9188057.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/Nordkorea-saugt-</span><span class="invisible">100-Millionen-Dollar-aus-fremden-Krypto-Wallets-9188057.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/APT38" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APT38</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/AtomicWallet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtomicWallet</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blockchain</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Diebstahl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diebstahl</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Elliptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elliptic</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Garantex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garantex</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Kriminalit%C3%A4t" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kriminalität</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Kryptow%C3%A4hrung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kryptowährung</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/LazarusGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LazarusGroup</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Nordkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nordkorea</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Russland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russland</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Verbrechen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Verbrechen</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Wallet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wallet</span></a></p>