US authorities raid ransomware operator, seize $2.8M in crypto

The U.S. Justice Department authorized the seizure of more than $2.8 million in cryptocurrency, cash, and other assets from a suspected ransomware operator, according to an Aug. 14 announcement. Federal prosecutors unsealed six warrants tied to Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko, charging him with conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse, committing computer fraud and abuse, and The post US authorities raid ransomware operator, seize $2.8M in crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.