Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

How to Hide a Russian Fortune on the French Riviera

In response to Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, the European Union banned more than 100 Russian officials and businessmen from ...

DIY: The New Amphetamine Trade

By Mujtaba Ali

Last summer, when UK police raided an industrial building in the picturesque market town of Newton-le-Willows, about 20 ...

New Husband of Putin's Ex-Wife Buys Posh Villa in South of

When Lyudmila Putin, 59, divorced Russian President Vladimir Putin and married the director of a Russian non-profit organization, she might ...

Features

People Smugglers in Syria Take to TikTok

Fearing conscription by the Assad regime? Want to start a new life in Europe?

Surf online a bit, and you’ll find ...

Myanmar Security Forces Using Western Surveillance Tech Against Civilians

Myanmar security forces appear to be using surveillance technology sourced from European and North American companies against civilians who have ...

Syria’s Reconstruction Tax Props up the Assad Regime

Um Ahmed left everything when she and her four children fled their home in Daraya, south of Damascus — toys ...

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iStories: Top Russian FSB Official Has Multiple Underworld Ties

Sergei Korolev, who was appointed to a key FSB position earlier this year by President ...

Asset Declarations of Kyrgyz Officials Increasingly Useless as Anti-Corruption...

Kyrgyzstan is the only Central Asian country that publishes its officials’ asset declarations. But the ...

Slovak Businessman Accused of Masterminding Ján Kuciak's Murder Had...

Thousands of Marian Kočner’s text messages, backed by court testimony, provide a remarkable inside look ...

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Ukraine Cops Implicated in Attempted Murder of Montenegrin Gangster

Four men are on trial in Kyiv for allegedly attempting to murdering a Balkan drug lord. Three police officers played a role in the plot, but it’s unclear how much they knew, and none have been charged.

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Trust No One: Top Kazakh Oligarchs And Dozens of Government Officials May Have Been Spied On With Pegasus

Among the apparent targets of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was the biggest nemesis of “Leader of the Nation” Nursultan Nazarbayev — and people surrounding his son-in-law. Also on the list were dozens of loyal government officials.

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The Pegasus Project

How new surveillance states keep democracy and the public in check.

Grieving Parents of Murdered Mexican Students on List of Suspected Targets of Military-Grade Israeli Spyware

When their children were killed or abducted, the parents of Ayotzinapa relentlessly petitioned their government for truth and justice. But even as they placed their hopes in the federal government, it may have targeted them for invasive surveillance.

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World Leaders on Pegasus List Include France’s President Macron, Morocco’s King Mohammed, Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev

While they were in office, 14 world leaders from Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East appear to have been selected for targeting with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Analysis suggests that, in several cases, the users of the hacking tool were their own governments.

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Where NSO Group Came From — And Why It’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg

NSO Group’s Pegasus software is infamous for the long list of targets — but it’s just one actor in a secretive ecosystem of private spyware vendors. Here’s where it came from, why it matters, and how it’s part of an industry that “democratizes” access to technology that can ruin lives.

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Israeli Spy Tech Used Against Daughter of Man Who Inspired “Hotel Rwanda”

Pegasus software made by Israeli firm NSO Group was used to spy on the daughter of imprisoned dissident Paul Rusesabagina, whose actions during the 1994 genocide were dramatized in a 2004 film starring Don Cheadle.

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Israeli-Made Spyware Used to Monitor Journalists and Activists Worldwide

An international investigation found dozens of journalists and activists whose phones were infected with the spyware, which is only sold to governments.

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Life in Azerbaijan’s Digital Autocracy: ‘They Want to be in Control of Everything’

For the first time, forensic evidence shows that powerful Israeli spyware from notorious cyber-surveillance company NSO Group, was used against Azerbaijani journalists. More than 200 names appeared on a leaked list of suspected targets.

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About the Project

What does the data reveal about surveillance? Who was targeted? Were all these people really hacked?

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Slideshow

Ukraine Cops Implicated in Attempted Murder of Montenegrin Gangster

Bosnian Police Bust Drug Trafficking Network

U.S. Democrats Call for the Blacklisting of Israeli Spyware Firm

Guatemala’s Top Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Flees Country

Webinar with OCCRP’s Africa Team: How Illicit Finance Fuels Corruption and Environmental Destruction on the Continent

Trust No One: Top Kazakh Oligarchs And Dozens of Government Officials May Have Been Spied On With Pegasus

The Pegasus Project

Grieving Parents of Murdered Mexican Students on List of Suspected Targets of Military-Grade Israeli Spyware

World Leaders on Pegasus List Include France’s President Macron, Morocco’s King Mohammed, Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev

Where NSO Group Came From — And Why It’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Israeli Spy Tech Used Against Daughter of Man Who Inspired “Hotel Rwanda”

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