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Oleg Korniev, a 42-year-old dual citizen of Ukraine and Russia, has pleaded guilty in the United States to leading an international money laundering organisation that helped cybercriminals move funds stolen from American businesses and bank accounts overseas. The organisation, known as Your Mule Cashout (YMCO), recruited more than 15,000 US-based money mules and laundered at least $7 million in criminal proceeds, according to court documents. The network was linked to losses

Financial firms in the United Kingdom closed 238,396 customer accounts linked to suspected money mule activity in 2025, according to a review published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 23 September 2026. The regulator’s findings also show that fraud proceeds commonly pass through multiple mule accounts before being withdrawn or otherwise converted into usable funds. The figures were collected through a survey of 35 financial services firms, including retail banks,

Financial institutions across the world are facing a dramatic increase in illicit financial activity driven by sophisticated money mule networks that rely on both unsuspecting individuals and willing participants to transfer criminal proceeds through legitimate banking systems. Authorities and regulators are now intensifying enforcement efforts as organized criminal groups increasingly exploit personal bank accounts and digital payment infrastructure to evade traditional an