Cybercriminals Diversifying Sees Ransomware Variants Double Since Start of 2022
Ransomware actors are diversifying their work models and broadening their networks as demand for their services continues to...
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Ukraine
Inventing Anna: Ukrainian-Born Scammer Posed with Trump and Wandered Mar-a-Lago
Inna Yashchyshyn, a self-confessed grifter linked to a fraudulent charity, posed as a member of one of the world’s most...
EU Official Calls for the Release of Jailed Kremlin Critic
On the second anniversary of the attempted assassination of Kremlin’s most vocal opponent, the EU urged Russian authorities...
‘I Confess to All the Crimes’: A Russian Soldier Admits to Executing a Civilian and Denounces His Commanders
For one unbearable month, the Ukrainian village of Andriivka was terrorized by its Russian occupiers. Reporters from...
Unexplained Wealth of Top Georgian Judge Highlights Obstacles Along Country’s Path to Europe
The influential judge, who failed to declare apartments and luxury purchases made by his long-term partner, is said to be...
The Latest US Sanctions Hit Putin’s Alleged Girlfriend
The U.S. sanctioned the reputed girlfriend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding her tothe list of members of the...
‘Astronomical Money’: How Smugglers Made Tens of Millions Moving Rare Birds Around the World
An organized crime group spent years smuggling rare exotic birds from South America and Asia to collectors across Europe....
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Sanctioned Russian Banker Andrei Kostin, Head of ‘Putin’s Piggy Bank,’ Uses Canadian Man as Proxy For Vast Holdings
A man named Eric Whyte controls offshores that own luxury properties and investments worth millions. Clues suggest he is...
UK Establishes New Unit to Combat Kleptocrats & Money Laundering
The U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has established a new unit with a mandate to investigate corrupt elites, sanction...
Ukraine Appoints Long Awaited Anti-Graft Chief
After months of delay, Ukraine has appointed a leader for its Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutors Office, (SAPO)...
Despite Denials, Abramovich Companies Have Supplied Materials for Russian Military
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s Evraz group of companies supplied Russia’s National Guard and provided steel and...
Report: In Crimea and the Donbas, Organized Crime Reigns Supreme
Since they first separated from Ukraine in 2014, a nexus of crime, corruption and rebellion has flourished in the...