U.S. seizes $2.8 million in crypto from Zeppelin ransomware operator

The U.S. Department of Justice announced seizures totaling over $2.8M in cryptocurrency, cash, and a vehicle from Ianis Antropenko, the suspected operator of the Zeppelin ransomware. The report outlines Zeppelin's operations from 2019–2022—targeting healthcare and IT via MSP software flaws—its use of data exfiltration and ransom demands, money laundering through ChipMixer and cash exchanges, the group's decline and researcher-held decryptions, and the later sale of its source code.