Current outcome
Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI have seized or disrupted 112 servers and 241 websites tied to a Russian-language crypto investment scam that allegedly stole tens of millions from Russian-speaking U.S. victims; about $300,000 has been seized, no arrests were announced, and investigators targeted backend servers to prevent replacement sites.
Progress timeline
2 material updates- #01
Brooklyn Prosecutors Take Down 112 Servers Behind Crypto Scam Targeting Russian Speakers
Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI disrupted 112 servers and 241 web domains tied to a multinational crypto investment scam that targeted Russian-speaking Americans and stole tens of millions of dollars, seizing about $300,000 in stolen funds so far.
Source evidence: Decrypt
- #02
How Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI took down a massive crypto fraud network targeting Russian speakers
New details: the operation was carried out last week after a three-year investigation, involved infrastructure in Ukraine and other Eastern European countries, no arrests were announced, scammers re-contacted victims with fake recovery offers, and the DA's Virtual Currency Unit had previously seized or disrupted about 400 related domains.
State after update: Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI have seized or disrupted 112 servers and 241 websites tied to a Russian-language crypto investment scam that allegedly stole tens of millions from Russian-speaking U.S. victims; about $300,000 has been seized, no arrests were announced, and investigators targeted backend servers to prevent replacement sites.
Source evidence: CoinDesk