{"id":53407,"date":"2023-08-24T13:58:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34938\/Tornado-Cash-Crypto-Mixer-Devs-Charged-With-Money-Laundering.html"},"modified":"2023-08-24T13:58:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:58:48","slug":"tornado-cash-crypto-mixer-devs-charged-with-money-laundering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/tornado-cash-crypto-mixer-devs-charged-with-money-laundering\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado Cash Crypto Mixer Devs Charged With Money Laundering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200\/284019513d1676fec4fe287b31a65907.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Two of the original developers of the crypto mixer Tornado Cash are caught up in a whole new shitstorm of a federal indictment. <!-- -->On Wednesday, t<!-- -->he U.S. alleged that two of the original devs, Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, helped crypto criminals launder millions of crypto at a time<!-- --> helping to emphasize the \u201canonymous\u201d nature of illicit dealings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 czxCOT\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 jLsF instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 jiQRXG\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"195434,191049,191547\" data-current=\"195434\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 feVyfl video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"195434\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"Why Should Crypto Currencies be Called Securities? | Gizmodo Interview\" data-video-blog-id=\"4\" data-video-network=\"gizmodo\" data-video-duration=\"151\" readability=\"4.75\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>Why Should Crypto Currencies be Called Securities? | Gizmodo Interview<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture muted playsinline width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195434\/195434_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195434\/195434_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195434\/195434_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/195434\/195434_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/20905.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"><\/video><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1yhvqfu-3 ghtqRH video-controls\">\n<div class=\"sc-1yhvqfu-2 elBHkL\">\n<div class=\"sc-1sfctwm-2 fXTnmP closed-captions-box hide\">\n<div class=\"sc-1sfctwm-1 jglhFk\">\n<div class=\"sc-1sfctwm-0 hbyQRD\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"selected\" data-label>Off<\/li>\n<li class data-label=\"English\">English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">T<!-- -->he U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed a new <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/media\/1311391\/dl?inline&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/media\/1311391\/dl?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">indictment<\/a><\/span> alleging two of the mixer\u2019s original devs conspired to violate sanctions and help hackers launder more than $1 billion in crypto. Prosecutors said police arrested Storm in his home state of Washington on <!-- -->Wednesday. Semenov, a Russian national, currently remains at large.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-5 kDVAgq js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-4 bNalOf ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">In a <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/tornado-cash-founders-charged-money-laundering-and-sanctions-violations&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/tornado-cash-founders-charged-money-laundering-and-sanctions-violations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a><\/span>, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said that while the Tornado Cash devs publicly claimed \u201cto offer a technically sophisticated privacy service,\u201d they \u201cin fact knew that they were helping hackers and fraudsters conceal the fruits of their crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">The U.S. alleged in its indictment that Storm and Semenov \u201cknew [Tornado Cash] was a haven for criminals to engage in large-scale money laundering and sanctions evasion.\u201d The pair allegedly<!-- --> <!-- -->worked with a figure referred to as \u201cCC-1,\u201d who is likely Alexey Pertsev. Pertsev is currently working to fight off similar <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/crypto-mixer-tornado-cash-arrest-sanctions-1849405223&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/crypto-mixer-tornado-cash-arrest-sanctions-1849405223\">money laundering charges<\/a><\/span> alleged by prosecutors in the Netherlands. Pertsev was released from jail in April this year after his arrest in 2022, and he\u2019s still trying to <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/decrypt.co\/142239\/tornado-cash-developer-alexey-pertsev-question-chainalysis&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/decrypt.co\/142239\/tornado-cash-developer-alexey-pertsev-question-chainalysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clear his name<\/a><\/span>. Pertsev currently awaits trial<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-10gdv83-0 cQwRDL\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-5 kDVAgq js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-4 bNalOf ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-5 kDVAgq js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-4 bNalOf ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">A crypto mixer is essentially a big pool where crypto users can put their tokens<!-- -->. The crypto gets shuffled, then redistributed to all the users equal to the original amount they put in, minus a fee taken by the mixer. Originally established in 2019, Tornado Cash worked primarily on the Ethereum blockchain, with most transactions trading in ETH. The more people using the service, the more their crypto could be anonymized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Feds alleged that Tornado Cash worked without any real know-your-customer<!-- --> or anti-money laundering apparatus. In the indictment, prosecutors claimed that all money-transmitting<!-- --> businesses, \u201cincluding businesses engaged in transmission of cryptocurrencies\u201d have to register with the DOT\u2019s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, AKA FinCEN. Though Tornado Cash operated in the U.S. through relayers, U.S. Attorneys said Storm and Semenov didn\u2019t register with the agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">More than that, feds claim the founders regularly discussed <!-- -->crypto users\u2019 complaints that hacked funds were being anonymized through their mixer. The indictment describes two times that crypto exchanges reached out to Tornado Cash about hacked funds being anonymized, but that the devs \u201cdeclined to offer any assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Tornado Cash was just one of many mixers available, but the <!-- -->feds especially targeted Tornado Cash because it was the place where major crypto hackers used to disguise their stolen tokens. The <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tornado-cash-crypto-mixer-crypto-binance-ethereum-1849386079&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tornado-cash-crypto-mixer-crypto-binance-ethereum-1849386079\">U.S. sanctioned Tornado Cash last year<\/a><\/span> alleging the mixer was acting as a one-stop shop for money laundering. The U.S. Department of the Treasury claimed the Lazarus Group, a hacking front affiliated with the North Korean government, used Tornado Cash to hide its ill-gotten gains. The FBI <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 jCErAQ js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/fbi-says-north-korea-behind-biggest-crypto-theft-in-his-1848797691&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/fbi-says-north-korea-behind-biggest-crypto-theft-in-his-1848797691\">linked the Lazarus Group to the $615 million hack<\/a><\/span> of the Ronin Network last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-5 kDVAgq js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic\">\n<div class=\"sc-17kx9cd-4 bNalOf ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">The feds alleged the Tornado Cash devs tried to mislead the public about their ownership and control of Tornado Cash. Prosecutors said Storm once claimed in an interview that Tornado Cash was a \u201cnot for profit,\u201d but<!-- -->&nbsp;the dev pitched the company as a business to U.S. investors.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34938\/Tornado-Cash-Crypto-Mixer-Devs-Charged-With-Money-Laundering.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53408,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[10652],"class_list":["post-53407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packet-storm","tag-headlinegovernmentbankcybercrimefraudcryptography"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ 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