CANBERRA, ACT, June 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
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The AFP has assisted a Europol-led investigation to disrupt an offshore money launderer that washed $542 million for cybercriminals, including a ransomware group that extorted an Australian business.
AFP contributions began in November, 2025, when investigators uncovered activity by two foreign administrators who allegedly ran a money laundering service for cybercriminals from Georgia.
The money laundering service, known as AudiA6, was allegedly given illegally obtained finances (often cryptocurrency) by cybercriminals, 'cleaned' the money, and converted it into traditiona...