FBI Reveals Year-Long Operation Running Dark Web Money Laundering Service

The covert takeover of ElonmuskWHM exposed $90 million in criminal cryptocurrency transactions and dismantled a global cybercrime network.

The FBI covertly operated the dark web money laundering service ElonmuskWHM for nearly a year after arresting its operator, Anurag Pramod Murarka.
ElonmuskWHM facilitated the conversion of illicit cryptocurrency into cash for hackers, drug traffickers, and other criminals, bypassing traditional banking oversight.
The operation uncovered connections to major criminal activities, including drug trafficking in Miami, a San Francisco robbery, and multi-million-dollar hacking cases.
Investigators revealed that nearly $90 million in cryptocurrency flowed through the service, with Murarka profiting up to $30 million before his arrest.
Murarka was sentenced to over 10 years in prison, and the operation has sparked debates over the ethical boundaries of law enforcement tactics in cybercrime investigations.