Law Enforcement Shuts Down AudiA6 Crypto Laundering Ring

An international operation across 11 countries closed AudiA6, a money‑laundering ring that processed more than €336 million ($390 million) in illicit funds between 2022 and 2025. Two administrators, Russian and Ukrainian nationals, were arrested in Georgia, Eurojust said Thursday.

Authorities seized 25 domains, more than 30 servers and 80 vehicles and froze roughly $900,000 in cryptocurrency. The service acted as a 'mixer‑as‑a‑service' used by cybercriminals in ransomware schemes to cash out stolen crypto and obscure transactions. It promised to 'clean' funds within about an hour for a 3% to 10% commission.

Chainalysis found AudiA6 wallets had received about 10,333 BTC since 2021, valued at around $389 million at the times of those transactions. Investigators linked the operation to a separate marketplace called 'Dark2Web', which Eurojust said was used to advertise illicit services and connect criminals.

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