Bleepingcomputer Founders of Samourai Wallet Sentenced for $237 Million Crypto Laundering
Article Content
Browse articles
The co-founders of Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, were sentenced for laundering over $237 million through their cryptocurrency mixing service. The U.S. Justice Department stated that the platform facilitated the concealment of funds linked to various criminal activities, including drug trafficking and fraud. Rodriguez received a five-year prison sentence, while Hill was sentenced to four years, along with fines and supervised release.
Ask AI about this cluster
Answers cite the sources they use
Updated 218d ago How this analysis works
More articles in this cluster (4)
Following this threat?
Track dread and Samourai Wallet in your own feed — you're alerted when they show up in new reporting, leak sites or exploitation.
Free account · no card needed
Continue Reading
Critical Zero-Day Exploited in BeyondTrust Remote Support by China-linked Group A critical vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support, tracked as CVE-2026-102764 with a CVSS score of 9.3, has been exploited by the China-linked espionage group Armory Castle since August 29, 2026. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to perform file operations, gaining root control and access to…
Silent Lynx Targets CIS Governments via WinRAR Exploit The threat actor Silent Lynx has launched a series of attacks against government organizations in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) from June 2025 to August 2026. These attacks exploit a vulnerability in WinRAR (CVE-2025-8088) to deploy reverse shells, including FoalShell and PickleShell, facilitating…