美国大陪审团指控三名俄罗斯人运营加密货币混合器 Blender.io 和 Sinbad.io，用于洗钱被盗资金。

美国联邦大陪审团起诉三名俄罗斯公民参与运营加密货币混合服务 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.

三名俄罗斯国民因运营加密货币混合器 Blender.io 和 Sinbad.io 而被美国大陪审团起诉，这些混合器被用来洗钱被盗资金。

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.

根据起诉书，55 岁的 Roman Ostapenko、44 岁的 Alexander Oleynik 和 32 岁的 Anton Tarasov 被指控经营加密货币混合服务，该服务旨在隐瞒所花资金的来源。

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.

据称，网络犯罪分子利用这些服务来掩盖通过非法活动获得的加密货币的来源，例如勒索软件攻击和其他导致加密货币被盗的犯罪行为。

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 从 2018 年到 2022 年都很活跃，并将自己定位为不需要注册或收集个人信息的匿名加密货币服务。这使得它对寻求隐藏其非法活动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 关闭后，类似的服务开始以 Sinbad.io 品牌运营。

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.

美国司法部 (DOJ) 指出，混合器为黑客（包括国家支持的朝鲜组织）非法创收提供便利，并因提供洗钱服务而受到美国财政部外国资产控制办公室 (OFAC) 的制裁勒索软件团伙和其他犯罪分子。

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.

奥斯塔彭科被指控共谋洗钱和经营未经许可的汇款业务，而塔拉索夫和奥雷尼克则分别被指控共谋洗钱和经营未经许可的汇款业务。

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

奥雷尼克和奥斯塔彭科于 2024 年 12 月 1 日被捕，但塔拉索夫仍然在逃。

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.

该案件凸显了美国政府为破坏网络犯罪分子使用的基础设施所做的努力。美国司法部承认调查中的国际合作，包括荷兰、澳大利亚、芬兰和其他国家执法机构的支持。

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

美国司法部国家加密货币执法小组也协助联邦调查局进行调查。

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，起诉书只是一项指控，除非在法庭上被证明有罪，否则被告被视为无罪。