DOJ SEIZES $2.8M LINKED TO ZEPPELIN RANSOMWARE

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The U.S. Department of Justice confiscated more than $2.8 million in cryptocurrency, $70,000 in cash, and a luxury car from Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko. He is accused of participating in the Zeppelin ransomware scheme from 2019 to 2022. Antropenko faces charges of computer fraud and conspiracy to launder money, having processed funds through ChipMixer while targeting healthcare and IT companies worldwide. The Zeppelin ransomware operation ended in November 2022, and its source code was later sold for only $500 on a hacking forum in January 2024.