Odaily, citing Cointelegraph, reported that law enforcement agencies from 11 countries have jointly shut down AudiA6, a crypto laundering network. The network processed more than €336 million in illicit funds between 2022 and 2025, with the case involving crypto cash-out services, concealment of fund flows, and the movement of proceeds linked to cybercrime.
Administrators Arrested and Infrastructure Seized
On June 10, law enforcement authorities arrested two Russian and Ukrainian administrators in Georgia. During the operation, authorities seized 25 domain names, more than 30 servers, and 80 vehicles. They also froze approximately €778,000 in cryptocurrency. The clearnet and dark web domains of AudiA6 and Dark2Web have been replaced with seizure banners, indicating that the related online infrastructure has been taken over by enforcement agencies.
A “Mixer-as-a-Service” Operation
According to the disclosed information, AudiA6 operated as a “mixer-as-a-service” provider. It offered crypto cash-out and transaction-flow obfuscation services to cybercriminals involved in ransomware attacks. The network charged commissions ranging from 3% to 10% and claimed that it could complete the “cleaning” process in about one hour. Since 2021, AudiA6 wallets received around 10,333 BTC, valued at approximately $389 million at the time of the transactions.
Investigators also found that the laundering network used thousands of fake accounts created with stolen or purchased identities, involving more than 6,000 KYC records. Many of these accounts were connected to Russian-language intermediaries and were used to move criminal proceeds through cryptocurrency exchanges. The operation targeted not only AudiA6’s domains and servers, but also the account network used to support the movement of illicit funds.