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Blender and Sinbad Were Favorites of Ransomware and North Korean HackersThree Russian nationals behind cryptocurrency mixers favored by ransomware hackers and North Korean crypto thieves face criminal charges in U.S. federal court: Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, 55, Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik, 44, and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov, 32.
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted three operators of sanctioned Blender.io and Sinbad.io crypto mixer services used by ransomware gangs and North Korean hackers to launder ransoms and stolen cryptocurrency. [...]