The US Department of Justice has announced the seizure of a cloud account used by Huione Group to host services related to the transfer and laundering of funds from crypto scams and other criminal activities.
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According to the department, the seized account supported server infrastructure through which platforms and channels related to illegal financial operations operated.
The investigation claims that Huione Group's ecosystem facilitated services for investment fraud organizers, cryptocurrency theft, personal data trading, and other forms of cybercrime. Specifically, related Telegram channels advertised services for money laundering, selling stolen data, and supporting fraudulent call centers.
One of the Largest Centers of Crypto Crime
Huione Group has long been under the scrutiny of US regulators. In 2025, the US Treasury Department's FinCEN designated the company as a "primary concern in the area of money laundering," effectively cutting it off from the US financial system. The department estimates that from August 2021 to January 2025, at least $4 billion in illegal funds passed through the group's structures, including money from cryptocurrency scams, cyberattacks by North Korean hackers, and other criminal schemes.
The ecosystem included the payment service Huione Pay, the cryptocurrency platform Huione Crypto, and the marketplace Haowang Guarantee (formerly Huione Guarantee), which analysts identified as the largest illegal online platform servicing crypto scammers.
Increased Pressure on Fraudster Infrastructure
The seizure of the server infrastructure marks another phase in the US campaign against financial services supporting transnational fraud networks in Southeast Asia. The Justice Department emphasized that the operation aims not only to pursue individual criminals but also to dismantle the infrastructure supporting the entire crypto scam ecosystem.
It is worth noting that in 2025, illegal cryptocurrency wallets received over $154 billion—an increase of 162% compared to 2024. This is reported in a Chainalysis report.