三名俄羅斯公民被指控為北韓駭客洗錢

三名俄羅斯公民羅曼·奧斯塔彭科 (Roman Ostapenko)、亞歷山大·奧萊尼克 (Alexander Oleynik) 和安東·塔拉索夫 (Anton Tarasov) 被指控經營加密貨幣混合器。這些混合器使犯罪分子能夠透過混合和集中資產來隱藏資金來源。

Three Russian citizens have been charged with running cryptocurrency mixers that were used by cybercriminals to launder illicit funds, including those stolen by state-sponsored hacking groups.

三名俄羅斯公民被指控運行加密貨幣混合器，這些混合器被網路犯罪分子用來洗錢，包括由國家支持的駭客組織竊取的資金。

According to the Justice Department, Roman Ostapenko, Alexander Oleynik, and Anton Tarasov are accused of operating two mixers, Blender.io and Sindbad.io, which enabled criminals to conceal the origin of their funds by mixing and pooling their assets.

據司法部稱，Roman Ostapenko、Alexander Oleynik 和 Anton Tarasov 被指控經營兩個混合器：Blender.io 和 Sindbad.io，這使得犯罪分子能夠透過混合和匯集資產來隱藏資金來源。

The charges allege that these mixers became safe havens for money laundering by cryptocurrency scammers and cybercriminals, including hacker groups sponsored by states like the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

這些指控稱，這些混合器成為加密貨幣詐騙者和網路犯罪分子洗錢的安全港，其中包括由朝鮮民主主義人民共和國等國家資助的駭客組織。

A grand jury has indicted three key individuals behind the Blender.io and Sindbad.io platforms, namely:

大陪審團起訴 Blender.io 和 Sindbad.io 平台背後的三名關鍵人物，分別是：

Roman Ostapenko, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and two counts of operating an unlicensed money transmission business.

羅曼·奧斯塔彭科 (Roman Ostapenko) 被指控一項共謀洗錢罪和兩項經營無照匯款業務罪。

Alexander Oleynik and Anton Tarasov are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business.

亞歷山大·奧萊尼克 (Alexander Oleynik) 和安東·塔拉索夫 (Anton Tarasov) 被指控一項共謀洗錢罪和一項經營無證匯款業務罪。

Roman Ostapenko and Alexander Oleynik were arrested on December 1, 2024, approximately one year after Sinbad.io’s online infrastructure was seized in a coordinated law enforcement action, while Anton Tarasov remains at large.

Roman Ostapenko 和 Alexander Oleynik 於 2024 年 12 月 1 日被捕，大約一年前，在協調一致的執法行動中，Sinbad.io 的線上基礎設施被查獲，而​​ Anton Tarasov 仍然逍遙法外。

These services were sanctioned by the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which played a key role in this fight. Thus OFAC sanctioned Blender.io on May 6, 2022, citing its use by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to launder stolen currency. Following, OFAC sanctioned Sinbad.io, publicly citing its use by a DPRK state-sponsored hacking group and cybercriminals.

這些服務受到了財政部外國資產管制辦公室 (OFAC) 的批准，該辦公室在這場鬥爭中發揮了關鍵作用。因此，OFAC 於 2022 年 5 月 6 日對 Blender.io 進行了製裁，理由是朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 (DPRK) 利用該網站來洗錢被盜貨幣。隨後，OFAC 制裁了 Sinbad.io，公開指出該網站被朝鮮國家支持的駭客組織和網路犯罪分子使用。

All the while, an FBI investigation was underway to tie up the whole scheme and find all the participants, and as Sean Burke, Acting Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta, said:

與此同時，聯邦調查局的調查正在進行中，以查明整個計劃並找到所有參與者，正如負責亞特蘭大聯邦調查局的代理特別探員肖恩·伯克所說：

“Last year, with the assistance of our international partners, we successfully dismantled Sinbad.io. However, we did not rest with this initial success. We maintained our focus on identifying the individuals responsible for its development and ensuring their accountability. These indictments serve as a testament to the power of international cooperation.”

「去年，在國際合作夥伴的幫助下，我們成功拆除了 Sinbad.io。然而，我們並沒有滿足於最初的成功。我們始終致力於確定負責其發展的個人並確保他們的責任。這些起訴書證明了國際合作的力量。

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brent S. Wible, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, also commented extensively on this large and long case. Wible, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division:

司法部刑事司司長、首席副助理總檢察長布倫特·懷布爾（Brent S. Wible）也對這一大而長的案件發表了廣泛的評論。司法部刑事司司長維布爾：

“According to the indictment, the defendants operated cryptocurrency ‘mixers’ that served as safe havens for laundering criminally derived funds, including the proceeds of ransomware and wire fraud. By allegedly operating these mixers, the defendants made it easier for state-sponsored hacking groups and other cybercriminals to profit from offenses that jeopardized both public safety and national security. The indictment and arrests announced today, which follow the earlier takedown of the defendants’ criminal infrastructure, yet again demonstrate the value of our international partnerships in countering the global threat from cybercrime.”

“根據起訴書，被告經營加密貨幣“混合器”，作為洗錢犯罪所得資金的安全港，包括勒索軟體和電匯欺詐的收益。被告據稱透過操作這些混合器，使國家支持的駭客組織和其他網路犯罪分子更容易從危害公共安全和國家安全的犯罪行為中獲利。今天宣布的起訴和逮捕是在早些時候拆除被告的犯罪基礎設施之後宣布的，這再次證明了我們國際夥伴關係在應對網路犯罪全球威脅方面的價值。

This is not the first time we have seen blockchain technology and decentralized finance not only make regular people more free and safe. We also see how individual actors and entire states can use it for malicious purposes, contributing to disappointing statistics of Web3 cybercrime and cryptocurrency fraud.

這不是我們第一次看到區塊鏈技術和去中心化金融不僅讓普通人更自由和安全。我們也看到個人行為者和整個國家如何將其用於惡意目的，從而導致令人失望的 Web3 網路犯罪和加密貨幣詐欺統計數據。

Never let your guard down, be aware, and stay tuned.

永遠不要放鬆警惕，保持警惕並保持關注。

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