Members of the QQAAZZ group are accused of laundering stolen money
Operation 2BaGoldMule, led by Europol and involving 16 countries, has resulted in the arrest of several people suspected of belonging to the criminal organization QQAAZZ and accused of attempting to launder tens of millions of euros stolen from victims of cyberattacks in the United States and other countries since 2016.
This criminal organization had several bank accounts in international institutions, shell companies, false identities and cryptocurrency mixing services. The criminal gangs behind some of the most harmful malware families in the world (Dridex, Trickbot, GozNym...) are among those that have benefited from the services provided by QQAAZZ
References:
- 15/10/2020 europol.europa.eu 20 arrests in qqaazz multi-million money laundering case
- 15/10/2020 zdnet.com US charges QQAAZZ group for laundering money for malware gangs
- 19/10/2020 seguridadyfirewall.cl Miembros del grupo QQAAZZ acusados de lavado de fondos robados por ciberdelincuentes