涉嫌加密交易所Garantex的俄羅斯運營商Aleksej Besciokov已被印度當局逮捕。

涉嫌加密交易所Garantex的俄羅斯運營商Aleksej Besciokov已被印度當局逮捕。

Aleksej Besciokov, the alleged Russian operator of crypto exchange Garantex, has been arrested by Indian authorities, reports

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As the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to pursue crypto-related crime, an interesting case unfolded as a joint effort between the U.S. and India led to the apprehension of Aleksej Besciokov, a Lithuanian national and Russian resident, in Kerala, India.

隨著美國司法部（DOJ）繼續追求與加密相關的犯罪，這一有趣的案件是美國和印度之間的共同努力，導致印度喀拉拉邦的立陶宛民族和俄羅斯居民Aleksej Besciokov逮捕了Aleksej Besciokov。

According to an article by Brian Krebs, an infosec analyst, Besciokov, 46, was detained by Kerala police at 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon. The arrest comes in response to a request from the U.S. authorities for his extradition.

根據布萊恩·克雷布斯（Brian Krebs）的一篇文章，一位46歲的Infosec分析師Besciokov在周一下午4點被喀拉拉邦警察拘留。逮捕是出於美國當局引渡的要求。

The arrest follows the shutdown of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2019 by Besciokov, and Aleksandr Mira Serda, a Russian national and resident of the United Arab Emirates.

逮捕是在Besciokov於2019年創立的加密貨幣交易所Garantex和Aleksandr Mira Serda（俄羅斯國民和阿拉伯聯合酋長國居民）的關閉之後。

The exchange, which was sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) in 2022 for facilitating ransomware activity, had its servers seized and service halted last week by German and Finnish law enforcement.

該交易所在2022年由美國外國資產控制辦公室（OFAC）批准，以促進勒索軟件活動，其服務器上週被德國和芬蘭執法部門扣留。

The closure of Garantex was part of a broader crackdown by U.S. authorities on cryptocurrency crime. Earlier this year, OFAC imposed sanctions on several entities and individuals for their roles in ransomware schemes and other illicit activities.

Garantex的關閉是美國當局對加密貨幣犯罪的更廣泛鎮壓的一部分。今年早些時候，OFAC對幾個實體和個人在勒索軟件計劃和其他非法活動中的作用實施了製裁。

Following the sanctions, which barred U.S. citizens and entities from dealing with the sanctioned parties, a joint task force was formed to close down Garantex's servers and freeze its remaining cryptocurrency balances.

在製裁之後，禁止美國公民和實體與受批准的當事方打交道，成立了一個聯合工作隊，以關閉Garantex的服務器並凍結其剩餘的加密貨幣餘額。

The task force, which included members of the FBI, IRS, and DEA, worked with German and Finnish authorities to locate and seize Garantex's servers. The servers were said to be housed in a data center in Germany, while the Finnish authorities assisted in shutting down Garantex's online presence.

包括聯邦調查局，國稅局和DEA的成員在內的工作隊與德國和芬蘭當局合作，定位並奪取了Garantex的服務器。據說這些服務器位於德國的數據中心，而芬蘭當局則協助關閉了Garantex的在線形象。

In addition to shutting down Garantex's servers and freezing its cryptocurrency balances, U.S. authorities also obtained historical backups of Garantex's servers, which allowed them to access customer information and accounting data.

除了關閉Garantex的服務器並凍結其加密貨幣餘額外，美國當局還獲得了Garantex服務器的歷史備份，這使他們能夠訪問客戶信息和會計數據。

This information helped authorities identify several significant amounts of laundered money, which were then frozen with the assistance of Tether.

這些信息幫助當局確定了大量的洗錢資金，然後在Tether的幫助下凍結了這些錢。

As the case unfolded, it became clear that Garantex was a key player in a broader network of cryptocurrency crime. The exchange was used by Lazarus Group, the North Korean hackers responsible for the $1.5 billion Bybit hack, to launder their money.

隨著案件的發展，很明顯，Garantex是更廣泛的加密貨幣犯罪網絡中的關鍵人物。該交流是由負責15億美元bybit hack的朝鮮黑客拉扎魯斯集團（Lazarus Group）使用的。

Furthermore, Russian oligarchs, associated with TGR Group and targeted by western sanctions following the Ukraine war, used the Garantex exchange to send their money despite the sanctions.

此外，俄羅斯寡頭與TGR集團有關，並在烏克蘭戰爭之後以西方制裁為目標，儘管採取了製裁，但使用Garantex交換來匯款。

The closure of Garantex and the arrest of Besciokov mark significant milestones in the U.S.'s efforts to combat cryptocurrency crime. The case also highlights the increasing cooperation between law enforcement agencies around the world to address this growing threat.

Garantex的關閉和Besciokov的逮捕標誌著美國為打擊加密貨幣犯罪的努力中的重要里程碑。該案還強調了世界各地執法機構之間日益增長的合作，以應對這一日益增長的威脅。

The 46-year-old Lithuanian national and Russian resident was named by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as being arrested in Kerala, India, on Monday.

這位46歲的立陶宛國家和俄羅斯居民在周一在印度喀拉拉邦被捕，被中央調查局（CBI）命名。

A joint task force, including members of the FBI, IRS, and DEA, worked with German and Finnish authorities to locate and seize Garantex's servers. The servers were said to be housed in a data center in Germany, while the Finnish authorities assisted in shutting down Garantex's online presence.

包括FBI，IRS和DEA在內的聯合特遣部隊與德國和芬蘭當局合作，定位並奪取Garantex的服務器。據說這些服務器位於德國的數據中心，而芬蘭當局則協助關閉了Garantex的在線形象。

In addition to shutting down Garantex's servers and freezing its cryptocurrency balances, U.S. authorities obtained historical backups of Garantex's servers, allowing them to access customer information and accounting data.

除了關閉Garantex的服務器並凍結其加密貨幣餘額外，美國當局還獲得了Garantex服務器的歷史備份，從而使他們可以訪問客戶信息和會計數據。

This information helped authorities identify several significant amounts of laundered money, which were then frozen with the assistance of Tether. One such instance involved the recovery of 2664 BTC, valued at $26 million, which were stolen by the ransomware group Conti and later laundered through Garantex.

這些信息幫助當局確定了大量的洗錢資金，然後在Tether的幫助下凍結了這些錢。一個這樣的例子涉及回收2664 BTC，價值2600萬美元，被勒索軟件集團的Conti偷走，後來通過Garantex洗錢。

As the case unfolded, it became clear that Garantex was a key player in a broader network of cryptocurrency crime. The exchange was used by Lazarus Group, the North Korean hackers responsible for the $1.5 billion Bybit hack, to launder their money.

隨著案件的發展，很明顯，Garantex是更廣泛的加密貨幣犯罪網絡中的關鍵人物。該交流是由負責15億美元bybit hack的朝鮮黑客拉扎魯斯集團（Lazarus Group）使用的。

The joint task force also discovered that Garantex was a primary processing node for the Hydra darknet market, which was shut down by U.S. authorities in April 2022.

聯合工作隊還發現，Garantex是Hydra DarkNet市場的主要處理節點，該節點於2022年4月被美國當局關閉。

This cooperation enabled the freezing of an additional 7000 BTC, valued at $70 million, in an account controlled by Garantex.

這種合作使得在由Garantex控制的帳戶中，又一次凍結了7000 BTC，價值7,000萬美元。

The case began in 2022 when OFAC imposed sanctions on Garantex for facilitating ransomware activity and other illicit financial transactions. At the time, OFAC stated that Garantex had processed billions of dollars in cryptocurrency transactions since its founding in 2019, and its customers included ransomware gangs, members of the sanctioned TGR Group, and oligarchs targeted by

該案始於2022年，當時OFAC對Garantex實施了製裁，以促進勒索軟件活動和其他非法金融交易。當時，OFAC表示，自2019年成立以來，Garantex已經處理了數十億美元的加密貨幣交易，其客戶包括勒索軟件團伙，受批准的TGR集團成員以及針對的寡頭。