DOJ Seizes Huione Infrastructure Linked to Billions in Crypto Laundering
U.S. authorities seized a cloud computing account used by Huione Group subsidiaries, accusing the Cambodia-based conglomerate of providing backend infrastructure for laundering billions in crypto-fraud and cyber-scam proceeds. The account supported Huione Guarantee, a Telegram-based marketplace for stolen data, malware profits, and laundering services tied to romance and investment scams, plus escrow for crypto transactions. Officials said the action targets a major criminal marketplace and the technical backbone used to move and conceal fraud money, much of it from Southeast Asian scam centers. The seizure follows earlier Treasury action labeling Huione a primary money laundering concern and extending scrutiny to a successor firm. The case is part of Operation Riptide against fraud infrastructure.
