Crypto Opinions & News FBI seizes 9 crypto exchanges used to launder ransomware payments

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The FBI and Ukrainian police have seized nine cryptocurrency exchange websites that facilitated money laundering for scammers and cybercriminals, including ransomware actors.

In its announcement, the FBI says the operation was carried out with the help of the Virtual Currency Response Team, the National Police of Urkaine, and legal prosecutors in the country.

The nine websites and their servers seized in this operation are:

  • 24xbtc.com
  • 100btc.pro
  • pridechange.com
  • 101crypta.com
  • uxbtc.com
  • trust-exchange.org
  • bitcoin24.exchange
  • paybtc.pro
  • owl.gold
Visiting any of these domains today displays the seizure banner below, alternating its message between Russian and English.
 

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