More than $10 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) linked to a former Russian researcher has been laundered through Huobi, WhiteBIT and BitexBit.
More of 10 millions of Dollars in Bitcoin (BTC) linked to a former Russian researcheror were the object of illegal activities through the platforms Huobi, WhiteBIT and BitexBit.
Marat Tambievwho previously held the post of head of the investigative department of the Tverskoy district of Moscow, was arrested for accepting bribes in Bitcoin. Those assets are part of a larger scheme, the company’s blockchain analysts have reported. BitOK.
At the beginning of 2022, successful tests of a money laundering scheme were carried out by unknown attackers, allegedly affiliated with members of the hacker group called The Infraud Organization, who are currently under arrest. back then successfully laundered 654 BTC ($24.9 million).
It is worth mentioning that at the same time reports emerged in the media about the arrest of the hackers. According to BitOK, around 500 BTC was successfully laundered through the Huobi exchange, after having been previously divided into different wallets.
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an additional amount of more than 2,493 BTC was divided by unknown persons in various purses. A part of the funds, equivalent to 1,032 BTC, was transferred to Tambiev as a bribe, while the rest of the funds are still in third-party wallets.
At the end of December, the hackers carried out the laundering scheme again. After splitting the cryptocurrency in several directionsthe cybercriminals sent Bitcoin back to Huobi. However, these actions were not limited solely to this exchange.
According to BitOK, heThe attackers sent more than 250 BTC to another platform, the Ukrainian cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT. In addition, part of the declared funds began to be laundered as of March 2023. A little more than 295 BTC to the Bitexbit platform.
According to calculations made by BitOK, since the beginning of 2022, this group of hackers laundered a total of more than 5,200 BTC (about $156 million). However, it is not clear if hackers from The Infraud Organization are involved in this series of washing operations.
Source: Ambito
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