【U.S. Department of Justice Seizes Over $2.8 Million in Cryptocurrency Related to Ransomware Case】Golden Finance reports that the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it has issued seizure orders in the Eastern District of Virginia, the Central District of California, and the Northern District of Texas, confiscating approximately $2.8 million in cryptocurrency, $70,000 in cash, and a luxury car from the involved wallets. Prosecutors accuse Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko of using ransomware to attack individuals, businesses, and institutions globally, stealing data and demanding ransom, with some funds laundered through the now-defunct cryptocurrency mixing service ChipMixer, which was shut down in 2023.