Tornado Cash

Pierluigi Paganini May 15, 2024
A Tornado Cash developer has been sentenced to 64 months in prison

One of the developers of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer has been sentenced to 64 months in prison. Alexey Pertsev (29), one of the main developers of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer has been sentenced to 64 months in prison for helping launder more than $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency. The mixers are essential components for cybercriminals […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 16, 2024
Lazarus APT group returned to Tornado Cash to launder stolen funds

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group allegedly using again the mixer platform Tornado Cash to launder $23 million.  North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group allegedly has reportedly resumed using the mixer platform Tornado Cash to launder $23 million. Blockchain cybersecurity firm Elliptic linked the theft of $112.5 million from exchange HTX, which took place in November 2023, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2023
DoJ charged Tornado Cash founders with laundering more than $1 billion

The U.S. DoJ charged two men with operating the Tornado Cash service and laundering more than $1 Billion in criminal proceeds. The U.S. Justice Department charged two Tornado Cash founders ROMAN STORM and ROMAN SEMENOV have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of conspiracy to violate the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2022
US sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash used by North Korea-linked APT

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the crypto mixer service Tornado Cash used by North Korea. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned the crypto mixer service Tornado Cash used by North Korean-linked Lazarus APT Group. The mixers are essential components for cybercriminals that use […]