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06/24 08:27

DOJ strikes at Huione Group infrastructure in bid

DOJ strikes at Huione Group infrastructure in bid to choke billions in crypto fraud flows#TradFi Trading Strategies Sharing Challenge #HTXCommunity4thAnniversary #HTXCommunity4thAnniversary

On June 23, the U.S. Department of Justice seized a cloud computing account used to power backend systems tied to Cambodia’s Huione Group, escalating a global push to disrupt crypto-enabled fraud laundering networks operating across messaging platforms and blockchain rails. The move targeted infrastructure supporting Huione Guarantee, a Telegram-based marketplace alleged by U.S. authorities to have functioned as an escrow hub for laundering illicit cryptocurrency proceeds alongside trade in stolen financial data and other criminal services, according to DOJ filings. The seizure comes amid rising cybercrime losses. U.S. victims reported $7.2 billion in cryptocurrency investment fraud in 2025, according to FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center data, within total cybercrime losses of $21 billion for the year. The DOJ said blockchain intelligence firms Chainalysis and Elliptic, working with Google’s CyberCrime Investigation Team, assisted in the investigation.

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