美國大陪審團指控三名俄羅斯人經營加密貨幣混合器 Blender.io 和 Sinbad.io，用於洗錢被盜資金。

美國聯邦大陪審團起訴三名俄羅斯公民參與營運加密貨幣混合服務 Blender.io 和 Sinbad.io

Three Russian nationals have been indicted by a U.S. grand jury for operating crypto mixers Blender.io and Sinbad.io, which were used to launder stolen funds.

三名俄羅斯國民因經營加密貨幣混合器 Blender.io 和 Sinbad.io 而被美國大陪審團起訴，這些混合器被用來洗錢被盜資金。

According to the indictment, Roman Ostapenko, 55, Alexander Oleynik, 44, and Anton Tarasov, 32, are accused of operating the cryptocurrency mixing services, which were designed to conceal the origin of money being spent.

根據起訴書，55 歲的 Roman Ostapenko、44 歲的 Alexander Oleynik 和 32 歲的 Anton Tarasov 被指控經營加密貨幣混合服務，該服務旨在隱瞞所花資金的來源。

The services were allegedly used by cybercriminals to disguise the source of cryptocurrency obtained through illicit activities, such as ransomware attacks and other crimes that resulted in the theft of cryptocurrencies.

據稱，網路犯罪分子利用這些服務來掩蓋透過非法活動獲得的加密貨幣的來源，例如勒索軟體攻擊和其他導致加密貨幣被盜的犯罪行為。

Blender.io was active from 2018 to 2022 and marketed itself as an anonymous cryptocurrency service that did not require registration or the collection of personal information. This made it attractive to criminals seeking to conceal their illegal activities.

Blender.io 從 2018 年到 2022 年都很活躍，並將自己定位為不需要註冊或收集個人資訊的匿名加密貨幣服務。這使得它對尋求隱藏其非法活動的犯罪分子具有吸引力。

After Blender.io was shut down, a similar service began operating under the brand name Sinbad.io.

Blender.io 關閉後，類似的服務開始以 Sinbad.io 品牌運作。

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) noted that the mixers facilitated illicit revenue generation for hackers, including state-sponsored North Korean groups, and were sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for providing money laundering services to ransomware gangs and other criminals.

美國司法部 (DOJ) 指出，混合器為駭客（包括國家支持的朝鮮組織）非法創收提供便利，並因提供洗錢服務而受到美國財政部外國資產控制辦公室 (OFAC) 的製裁勒索軟體團夥和其他犯罪分子。

Ostapenko is charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, while Tarasov and Oleynik are each charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.

奧斯塔彭科被指控共謀洗錢和經營未經許可的匯款業務，而塔拉索夫和奧雷尼克則分別被指控共謀洗錢和經營未經許可的匯款業務。

Oleynik and Ostapenko were arrested on December 1, 2024, but Tarasov remains at large.

奧雷尼克和奧斯塔彭科於 2024 年 12 月 1 日被捕，但塔拉索夫仍在逃。

The case highlights the U.S. government’s efforts to disrupt the infrastructure used by cybercriminals. The DOJ acknowledged the international cooperation in the investigation, including support from law enforcement agencies in the Netherlands, Australia, Finland, and other countries.

該案件凸顯了美國政府為破壞網路犯罪分子使用的基礎設施所做的努力。美國司法部承認調查中的國際合作，包括荷蘭、澳洲、芬蘭和其他國家執法機構的支持。

The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team also assisted the FBI in the investigation.

美國司法部國家加密貨幣執法小組也協助聯邦調查局進行調查。

It's important to note that the indictment is merely an accusation, and the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.

值得注意的是，起訴書只是一項指控，除非在法庭上被證明有罪，否則被告被視為無罪。