Dark2Web
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Dark2Web was a darknet and clear-web cybercrime forum operated by the same individuals who ran the AudiA6 cryptocurrency laundering service. It served as the primary advertising hub and networking venue for ransomware affiliates, hackers, and other cybercriminals who used AudiA6 to launder proceeds. Both platforms were seized by an international law enforcement coalition on June 10-11, 2026, and their two alleged administrators were arrested in Georgia and face extradition to the United States.
Connected Entities
4 entities · 8 linked investigations- Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk→mentioned with→AudiA6(70%)
- Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev→mentioned with→AudiA6(80%)
- Dark2Web→mentioned with→AudiA6(70%)
- Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk→mentioned with→Dark2Web(70%)
- Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev→mentioned with→Dark2Web(70%)
- AudiA6→mentioned with→Dark2Web(70%)
- AudiA6→mentioned with→Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk(80%)
- Dark2Web→mentioned with→Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk(80%)
- Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev→mentioned with→Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk(80%)
- AudiA6→mentioned with→Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev(80%)
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Connected Through
4 shared actors · 8 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- □AudiA6organization
- □Dark2Weborganization
- □Ruslan Igorevich Tkachukorganization
- □Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenevorganization
Timeline(5 events)
2021
AudiA6 cryptocurrency laundering service launched. Dark2Web was used from this period to advertise the service to criminal actors. Exact launch date of Dark2Web itself is not publicly known.
U.S. Secret Service press release2 June 2026
Criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charging Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk and Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev with conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and sting money laundering in connection with AudiA6 and Dark2Web.
DOJ EDPA press release10 June 2026
Coordinated international law enforcement actions executed: Tkachuk and Ledenev arrested in Batumi, Georgia. Three properties searched. More than 30 servers seized and 25 domains taken down across the US, Iceland, Germany, and France. Linked Telegram accounts blocked.
HelpNet Security / Europol11 June 2026
Dark2Web and AudiA6 websites — on both clear web and dark web — replaced with law enforcement seizure banners. Europol and DOJ publicly announce the operation.
U.S. Secret Service press release12 June 2026
Europol issues public statement characterizing AudiA6/Dark2Web as a 'key financial pipeline used to wash hundreds of millions in illicit profits.' Reporting confirms extradition proceedings to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania are pending.
HelpNet SecurityDecision Log
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- slot 464281888 · hash AcUCpz7i9AS2jDijEiZQZnz8KkMjFj3QeT7cNwipavYx
- slot 429277737 · hash Bpo2Wj2EGnKnYkt9Yn7HrVRaP8gv6xjvV3BFi9ejQSXB
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (3 decisions). 9 of 9 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 6/27/2026, 5:03:29 PM
last updated: 11/1/2026, 11:46:09 PM
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