Security News > 2024 > September > U.S. Sanctions Two Crypto Exchanges for Facilitating Cybercrime and Money Laundering
2024-09-27 07:47
The U.S. government on Thursday sanctioned two cryptocurrency exchanges and unsealed an indictment against a Russian national for his alleged involvement in the operation of several money laundering services that were offered to cybercriminals. The virtual currency exchanges, Cryptex and PM2BTC, have been alleged to facilitate the laundering of cryptocurrencies possibly obtained through
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