Summary
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. DOJ, Secret Service, Europol, CBZC, and others, dismantled “AudiA6,” a major cryptocurrency laundering platform.
Authorities arrested two alleged administrators in the Republic of Georgia. The coordinated strike also seized digital infrastructure across multiple countries and took down “Dark2Web,” a darknet forum used to advertise the laundering service.
Blockchain analysis indicates that since 2021, the AudiA6 network processed approximately 10,333 bitcoin (historically valued at roughly $389 million), acting as a trusted “mixer-as-a-service” for the broader cybercriminal ecosystem.
The network’s obfuscation methodology relied heavily on utilizing over 6,000 KYC-verified money mule accounts to rapidly wash stolen digital assets through centralized cryptocurrency exchanges.
