AudiA6
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AudiA6 was a centralized cryptocurrency mixing and exchange service used by ransomware groups, darknet markets and other cybercriminals, charging roughly 3-10% and returning funds within about an hour. Authorities allege it handled about 10,333 BTC (about $389 million) from 2021 until a coordinated international takedown on June 10, 2026, in which alleged operators Ruslan Tkachuk and Alexander Ledenev were arrested in Georgia and charged in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. It was also tied to laundering of about $9.5 million stolen through a fake Ledger app, and the same operators are alleged to have run the Dark2Web cybercrime forum.
Connected Entities
20 entities · 60 linked investigations- Ledger Live→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- Ledger Live→mentioned with→Tether(60%)
- Ethereum→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- Ledger Live→mentioned with→KuCoin(70%)
- Ledger Live→mentioned with→AudiA6(60%)
- Ledger Live→mentioned with→Bitcoin(70%)
- Ledger Live→mentioned with→Solana(60%)
- Ledger Live→mentioned with→ZachXBT(65%)
- KuCoin→mentioned with→Bitcoin(70%)
- KuCoin→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
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Community submissions
- https://www.theblock.co/amp/post/404433/doj-charges-two-389-million-audia6-crypto-laundering-case(www.theblock.co)
“[Scout] The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania says it charged Ruslan Tkachuk and Alexander Ledenev with operating AudiA6, a crypto laundering service that processed over $389 million since 2021, with funds traced to known darknet markets, ransomware organizations, cybercrime services and other illicit sources; both were arrested in Batumi, Georgia. Europol, Eurojust and other international law enforcement partners assisted.”
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Timeline(9 events)
2021
AudiA6 begins operating, accepting criminal deposits and advertising on forums including Dark2Web (Europol dates the primary period to 2022-2025).
Europol Disrupts AudiA6 Crypto Laundering Service Used by Ransomware Gangs — The Hacker NewsNovember 2021
Intel 471 and BleepingComputer identify AudiA6 as one of four cryptomixers popular among cybercriminals.
These are the cryptomixers hackers use to clean their ransoms — BleepingComputerDecember 2022
First documented U.S. undercover transaction with AudiA6; six such transactions occur through May 2026; the LastPass-linked flows (breach December 2022) are later traced by TRM Labs.
Philly feds charge two with running a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme — Philadelphia Inquirer2023
Per the survivor page citing TRM Labs, AudiA6 transaction volume peaked this year before declining through 2024-2025 (TRM text elsewhere reports the illicit share of volume rising from under 1% in 2022 to over 6% in 2024).
International Operation Dismantles EUR 336 Million Ransomware Laundering Pipeline AudiA6 — TRM LabsSeptember 2025
Polish Police arrest a Ukrainian national (September 15 per Europol) for AudiA6-linked laundering, leading to the two operators; TRM traces about $7 million of LastPass funds through AudiA6 (dated September or December 2025 in different accounts).
Authorities dismantle crypto laundering service that moved 336 million for cybercriminals — Help Net SecurityApril 2026
April 7-13: fake Ledger Live app steals over $9.5 million; April 14: ZachXBT traces proceeds via AudiA6 and 150+ KuCoin addresses; undercover agents pay $300 and $400 fees on $5,000 and $5,100 transactions.
Your life savings could be gone in one click: How a fake crypto app bypassed Apple's security — CoinDeskMay 2026
Final undercover transaction; May 22: ZachXBT alleges KuCoin ignored victim and police appeals and shielded over $13 million.
KuCoin Ignored Hack Victims and Police Appeals, ZachXBT Says — BanklessTimesJune 2026
June 2: DOJ criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (per two accounts).
US Secret Service: Two Charged in Connection With Cryptocurrency Money Laundering ServiceJune 2026
June 10: takedown; Tkachuk and Ledenev arrested in Batumi; 25 domains and 30+ servers seized; EUR 692,000 frozen. June 11: charges announced, Europol and Chainalysis publish details, seizure banners posted on AudiA6 and Dark2Web. June 12-13: U.S. confirms it will seek extradition.
Authorities dismantle AudiA6 ransomware crypto-laundering service — BleepingComputerDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (7 decisions). 31 of 39 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-merge-writer
generated: 6/14/2026, 2:18:47 PM
last updated: 10/27/2026, 11:44:23 AM
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