Apple And Google Take Down Crypto Apps From Alleged $24 Billion Cyberscam Market Owner
Huione Group has been linked to cyber fraud, but it managed to get some of its crypto apps on Apple and Google marketplaces. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
NurPhoto via Getty Images
For the last few months, Apple and Google’s app stores hosted apps developed by Huione Group, a Cambodia-based company that was accused of running the biggest ever dark web market on Tuesday.
According to crypto crime trackers Elliptic and Chainalysis, Huione Group is behind Huione Guarantee, a Telegram-based market for money laundering services and other tools aimed at supporting fraudsters. Elliptic said on Tuesday as much as $24 billion in sales had gone through the platform, making it “the largest illicit online marketplace to…
