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Ellen Jennings-Trace

Millions of dollars in cryptocurrency has been confiscated as the DoJ cracks down on an infamous ransomware operator

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  • Millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency has been seized by the DoJ
  • The wallet belongs to a suspected ransomware operator
  • The ransomware, Zeppelin, is functionally extinct

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced a cryptocurrency wallet containing over $2.8 million has been seized following charges of conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse, computer fraud and abuse, and conspiracy to commit money laundering brought against the wallet's owner.

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