11 national law enforcement agencies shut down AudiA6 crypto money laundering network

Odaily Odaily Planet Daily News Law enforcement agencies from 11 countries have jointly shut down the money laundering network AudiA6, which processed over 336 million euros in illicit funds between 2022 and 2025. On June 10, law enforcement arrested two administrators of Russian and Ukrainian nationality in Georgia, seized 25 domain names, over 30 servers, and 80 vehicles, and froze approximately 778,000 euros in cryptocurrencies. AudiA6 operated as a "mixer-as-a-service," providing cybercriminals involved in ransomware attacks with services to cash out crypto assets and hide fund flows, charging a commission of 3% to 10% and claiming to complete the "cleaning" process within about one hour.

Since 2021, AudiA6 wallets have received approximately 10,333 BTC, valued at around $389 million at the time of the transactions. The investigation also revealed that the money laundering network used thousands of fake accounts created with stolen or purchased identities, involving over 6,000 KYC records. Many of these accounts were linked to Russian-speaking intermediaries and were used to transfer criminal proceeds through crypto exchanges. The clear web and dark web domains of AudiA6 and Dark2Web have been replaced with seizure banners. (Cointelegraph)