European police shuttered Bestmixer.io, considered one of the largest underground money laundering websites for cryptocurrencies. Over the course of a year, the site helped “mix” over $200 million in bitcoin and other digital currencies, authorities say. No arrests have been announced and the investigation continues, officials in the Netherlands say. The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service estimates, various crimes conducted on dark web sites net cybercriminals about $800 million each year worldwide. The site made about $600,000 a month in profit, McAfee’s John Fokker says.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/bestmixer-cryptocurrency-laundering-site-shuttered-a-12514