Russians offered pre-made crypto-exchange accounts in the middle of restrictions-Exchanges
Russians offered pre-made crypto-exchange accounts in the middle of restrictions-Exchanges
Russian crypto dealers have searched for unrestricted accounts for global stock exchanges because their access to such platforms is limited. Last year the offer of such accounts on the Dark Web has increased significantly, cyber security experts told the Russian press.
The range of crypto exchange accounts for Russian users doubles in one year of sanctions
More and more ready -to -use accounts for the exchange of cryptocurrencies are being sold to Russian residents. Although this is not a new phenomenon - such accounts are often used by fraudsters and money launderers - the current growth of offer is attributed to the restrictions that the trading platforms imposed on customers from Russia, as a result of compliance with sanctions during the war in Ukraine.
Despite the dangers, including the dangers, including the risk that the one who created them could keep access after the sale, reported the commercial, reported the commercial. But they are inexpensive and the offers on the Darknet markets have doubled since the beginning of 2022, said Nikolay Chursin from the group for threat analysis for information security for positive technology for the company.According to Peter Mareichev, analyst at Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence, the number of new advertisements for pre-made and verified wallets on various exchanges in December 400. There were also proposals to prepare fake documents for the existence of know-your-customer procedures, as the newspaper revealed in a previous article last month.
Simple registration data, user name and password, usually cost around $ 50, added Chursin. And for a fully furnished account, including the documents with which it was registered, a buyer would have to pay an average of $ 300. Dmitry Bogachev from Jet Infosystems, a company for digital threat analysis, explained that the price of factors such as the country and the date of registration and the activity course depends. Older accounts are more expensive.
SERGEY Mendeleev, CEO of the Defi-Banking platform, also pointed out that there are two categories of buyers-Russians who have no other choice because they need an account for daily work, and those that use these accounts for criminal purposes. Igor Sergienko, head of development at the provider of cyber security services RTK-Solar, is convinced that the demand has been due to the most recent months that crypto exchanges have blocked Russian accounts or have made withdrawals on Russian bank cards.
Great crypto service providers, including leading stock exchanges for digital assets, have adhered to financial restrictions that the West introduced in response to the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Last year, the world's largest crypto trading platform Binance stated that it will limit sanctioned individuals and organizations, but not prohibit all Russians.
Since the end of 2022, however, some Russian users of Binance have complained that their accounts were blocked without giving reasons, such as of Forlog. Many had problems for weeks, including exposure with long controls, affected customers said. The company informed the crypto news agency that the blocking of users from Eastern Europe and the community of independent states is related to the fall of the confiscated crypto exchange Bitzlato .
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