涉嫌加密交易所Garantex的俄罗斯运营商Aleksej Besciokov已被印度当局逮捕。

涉嫌加密交易所Garantex的俄罗斯运营商Aleksej Besciokov已被印度当局逮捕。

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

据报道

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.

随着美国司法部（DOJ）继续追求与加密相关的犯罪，这一有趣的案件是美国和印度之间的共同努力，导致印度喀拉拉邦的立陶宛民族和俄罗斯居民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.

根据布莱恩·克雷布斯（Brian Krebs）的一篇文章，一位46岁的Infosec分析师Besciokov在周一下午4点被喀拉拉邦警察拘留。逮捕是出于美国当局引渡的要求。

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于2019年创立的加密货币交易所Garantex和Aleksandr Mira Serda（俄罗斯国民和阿拉伯联合酋长国居民）的关闭之后。

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.

该交易所在2022年由美国外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）批准，以促进勒索软件活动，其服务器上周被德国和芬兰执法部门扣留。

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的关闭是美国当局对加密货币犯罪的更广泛镇压的一部分。今年早些时候，OFAC对几个实体和个人在勒索软件计划和其他非法活动中的作用实施了制裁。

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.

在制裁之后，禁止美国公民和实体与受批准的当事方打交道，成立了一个联合工作队，以关闭Garantex的服务器并冻结其剩余的加密货币余额。

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.

包括联邦调查局，国税局和DEA的成员在内的工作队与德国和芬兰当局合作，定位并夺取了Garantex的服务器。据说这些服务器位于德国的数据中心，而芬兰当局则协助关闭了Garantex的在线形象。

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.

除了关闭Garantex的服务器并冻结其加密货币余额外，美国当局还获得了Garantex服务器的历史备份，这使他们能够访问客户信息和会计数据。

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

这些信息帮助当局确定了大量的洗钱资金，然后在Tether的帮助下冻结了这些钱。

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.

随着案件的发展，很明显，Garantex是更广泛的加密货币犯罪网络中的关键人物。该交流是由负责15亿美元bybit hack的朝鲜黑客拉扎鲁斯集团（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，俄罗斯寡头与TGR集团有关，并在乌克兰战争之后以西方制裁为目标，尽管采取了制裁，但使用Garantex交换来汇款。

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的关闭和Besciokov的逮捕标志着美国为打击加密货币犯罪的努力中的重要里程碑。该案还强调了世界各地执法机构之间日益增长的合作，以应对这一日益增长的威胁。

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.

这位46岁的立陶宛国家和俄罗斯居民在周一在印度喀拉拉邦被捕，被中央调查局（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在内的联合特遣部队与德国和芬兰当局合作，定位并夺取Garantex的服务器。据说这些服务器位于德国的数据中心，而芬兰当局则协助关闭了Garantex的在线形象。

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.

除了关闭Garantex的服务器并冻结其加密货币余额外，美国当局还获得了Garantex服务器的历史备份，从而使他们可以访问客户信息和会计数据。

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.

这些信息帮助当局确定了大量的洗钱资金，然后在Tether的帮助下冻结了这些钱。一个这样的例子涉及回收2664 BTC，价值2600万美元，被勒索软件集团的Conti偷走，后来通过Garantex洗钱。

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.

随着案件的发展，很明显，Garantex是更广泛的加密货币犯罪网络中的关键人物。该交流是由负责15亿美元bybit hack的朝鲜黑客拉扎鲁斯集团（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.

联合工作队还发现，Garantex是Hydra DarkNet市场的主要处理节点，该节点于2022年4月被美国当局关闭。

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

这种合作使得在由Garantex控制的帐户中，又一次冻结了7000 BTC，价值7,000万美元。

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

该案始于2022年，当时OFAC对Garantex实施了制裁，以促进勒索软件活动和其他非法金融交易。当时，OFAC表示，自2019年成立以来，Garantex已经处理了数十亿美元的加密货币交易，其客户包括勒索软件团伙，受批准的TGR集团成员以及针对的寡头。