The U.S. Department of Justice has dismantled the server infrastructure of the "crypto laundering" Huione Group.
The U.S. Department of Justice conducted an operation to seize a cloud account used by Huione Group entities to host services related to the conversion and laundering of funds obtained from crypto scams and other criminal activities. The confiscated account supported the server infrastructure through which platforms and channels for illegal financial transactions operated.
The investigation established that the Huione Group ecosystem provided services to organizers of investment frauds, cryptocurrency thieves, traders of personal data, and other cybercriminals. In particular, related Telegram channels advertised services for money laundering, selling stolen data, and supporting the operations of fraudulent call centers.
One of the Largest Centers of Crypto Crime
Huione Group has long been in the focus of U.S. regulators. In 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department's FinCEN designated the company as a "primary money laundering concern," effectively cutting it off from the U.S. financial system. According to the agency's assessment, from August 2021 to January 2025, at least $4 billion in illegal funds passed through the group's structures, including money from cryptocurrency frauds, 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 called the largest illegal online platform for servicing crypto scammers.
Pressure on Fraudsters' Infrastructure Intensifies
The seizure of the server infrastructure is the latest stage in the U.S. campaign against financial services that support transnational fraud networks in Southeast Asia. The Department of Justice emphasized that the operation's goal is not only to prosecute individual criminals but also to dismantle the infrastructure that sustains the entire crypto scam ecosystem.
Recall that in 2025, over $154 billion was sent to illegal crypto wallets—a 162% increase compared to 2024, according to Chainalysis data.
My analysis: The liquidation of Huione Group's server infrastructure sends a powerful signal to the market: regulators are moving from targeted strikes on individual wallets to the complete dismantling of the technological platforms that underpin the entire fraud ecosystem. The growth of illegal crypto assets to $154 billion shows that combating the shadow economy is becoming a priority, and the seizure of cloud resources is just the first step in this new phase of confrontation.