U.S. seizes $2.8 million in crypto from Zeppelin ransomware operator

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U.S. seizes $2.8 million in crypto from Zeppelin ransomware operator

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U.S. seizes $2.8 million in crypto from Zeppelin ransomware operator Bill Toulas August 17, 2025 10:36 AM 0 The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the seizure of more than $2.8 million in cryptocurrency from suspected ransomware operator Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko. Antropenko, indicted in Texas for computer fraud and money laundering, was linked to Zeppelin ransomware, a now-defunct extortion operation that ran between 2019 and 2022. Apart from the digital asset seizure, the authori...

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