Prosecutor release

# Justice Department Seizes Backend Infrastructure Used by the Huione Group for Money Laundering Services

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, June 23, 2026. Establishes the seizure of a Huione Group-linked cloud-computing backend account..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** June 23, 2026

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 6

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs

**Published:** June 23, 2026

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-seizes-backend-infrastructure-used-huione-group-money-laundering-services](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-seizes-backend-infrastructure-used-huione-group-money-laundering-services)

**What it supports:** Establishes the seizure of a Huione Group-linked cloud-computing backend account.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_huione\_2026

How this source is used

Cited 6 times across 3 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Huione Group backend infrastructure seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/huione-group-backend-infrastructure-seizure)

Cryptocurrency laundering, Date not established

Primary source

### Organization roles

4 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/huione-group-backend-infrastructure-seizure)

Investigating, Huione Group backend infrastructure seizure

Primary source
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[United States Department of Justice](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/huione-group-backend-infrastructure-seizure)

Prosecuting, Huione Group backend infrastructure seizure

Primary source
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[Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/huione-group-backend-infrastructure-seizure)

Investigating, Huione Group backend infrastructure seizure

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/huione-group-backend-infrastructure-seizure)

Prosecuting, Huione Group backend infrastructure seizure

Primary source

### Infrastructure

1 citation

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[1 hosting account](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/huione-group-backend-infrastructure-seizure)

Hosting account seized, Huione Group backend infrastructure seizure

Primary source

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