BKA seizes ChipMixer servers, administrator arrested in US

Event Details

The General Public Prosecutor’s Office in Frankfurt am Main – Central Office for Combating Internet Crime (ZIT) – and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) today (Wednesday) seized the server infrastructure located in Germany of the world’s highest-turnover crypto-mixer on the Darknet, “ChipMixer”. In addition to data amounting to approximately 7 terabytes, Bitcoin currently worth the equivalent of approximately 44 million euros was seized – the highest seizure of crypto assets by the BKA to date. The U.S. Department of Justice also announced the arrest of Minh Quốc Nguyễn, 49, a Vietnamese man allegedly behind the platform.

Date

15/03/2023

Institution

Ransomware Groups

Event Categories

Level of Cooperation

Countries

🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇸 United States

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