{"id":443032,"date":"2022-05-06T23:19:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T20:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/crypto-mixer-sanctioned-by-us-treasury-for-role-in-axie-infinity-hack\/"},"modified":"2022-05-06T23:19:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T20:19:29","slug":"crypto-mixer-sanctioned-by-us-treasury-for-role-in-axie-infinity-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crypto-mixer-sanctioned-by-us-treasury-for-role-in-axie-infinity-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"# Crypto mixer sanctioned by US Treasury for role in Axie Infinity hack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a285faebc9cf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a285faebc9cf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/crypto-mixer-sanctioned-by-us-treasury-for-role-in-axie-infinity-hack\/#%E2%80%9D_Crypto_mixer_sanctioned_by_US_Treasury_for_role_in_Axie_Infinity_hack_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Crypto mixer sanctioned by US Treasury for role in Axie Infinity hack &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Crypto_mixer_sanctioned_by_US_Treasury_for_role_in_Axie_Infinity_hack_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Crypto mixer sanctioned by US Treasury for role in Axie Infinity hack &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDUvZWZhYTU3NzctMTYyYS00NDFlLTkyNGEtNTQ1YTdhOWE5ZjlmLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>The United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced Friday that it was sanctioning cryptocurrency mixer Blender.io for its role in laundering proceeds from the hacking of Axie Infinity&#8217;s Ronin bridge. North Korean state-sponsored hackers Lazarus Group have been identified as the perpetrators of the attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy0768\">said<\/a> in a statement: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cToday, for the first time ever, Treasury is sanctioning a virtual currency mixer. [\u2026] We are taking action against illicit financial activity by the DPRK and will not allow state-sponsored thievery and its money-laundering enablers to go unanswered.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Under the sanctions, all Blender.io property in the United States or in the possession of U.S. persons is blocked and must be reported to OFAC.<\/p>\n<p>According to OFAC, Blender.io processed $20.5 million out of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roximately $620 million stolen from the Vietnam-based play-to-earn <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> in the form of roughly 173,600 Ether (ETH) and 25.5 million USD Coin (USDC). OFAC also found during its investigation that Blender.io had facilitated money laundering for Russia-linked ransomware groups including Trickbot, Conti, Ryuk, Sodinokibi and Gandcrab. The Blender.io website was offline at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury agency also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/policy-issues\/financial-sanctions\/recent-actions\/20220506\">added<\/a> the addresses of four wallets used by Lazarus Group to launder some of the stolen funds to its List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0US Treasury Dept sanctions 3 Ethereum addresses allegedly linked to North Korea<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There has been a security breach on the Ronin Network.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ktAp9w5qpP\">https:\/\/t.co\/ktAp9w5qpP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ronin (@Ronin_Network) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ronin_Network\/status\/1508828719711879168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Ronin bridge hack took place on March 23, but it was only discovered the following week. The bridge was accessed through game developer Sky Mavis. That organization had been indefinitely whitelisted after helping process a surge in transactions. Sky Mavis raised $150 million to reimburse users who lost money in the exploit, and Binance was able to recover $5.8 million of the money from 86 accounts. Lazarus Group was identified as the hackers by OFAC in mid-April.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"law_decoded\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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