Cybercrime Investigators Probing Oligarch Use of Crypto to Dodge Sanctions
As feared by Western governments, Russian oligarchs have begun using cryptocurrency to evade sanctions brought in response...
Sanctions
Cyberattacks Hit Montenegro’s State Infrastructure
Montenegrin officials have announced on Monday their plan to establish a specialized Cyber Security Agency following a...
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...
Iran’s Largest Steel Company Caught in Billion-Dollar Corruption Scandal
Just as a leech draws blood from its host, senior executives at Iran’s largest steel company sucked the country’s mining...
As Russia Condemned the West, Putin’s Daughter — And an Army of Bodyguards — Made Dozens of Trips to Europe
Putin’s daughter, Katerina Tikhonova, traveled frequently to Germany to visit her romantic partner, a ballet dancer. She...
Liberia: Sanctioned Top Officials Unlikely to be Investigated
Experts say that last week’s U.S. Treasury sanctions against top Liberian officials may be a major step but are still...
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...
Russian Asset Tracker
Sanctioned VTB Bank and Putin Ally Andrei Kostin Behind Luxury Austrian Hotel
VTB, a Russian bank sanctioned by the EU for its ties to the Kremlin, secretly owned a luxury Alpine hotel until 2015. Its...
Russian Asset Tracker
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...
U.S. Seizes Crypto Funds from North Korean Ransomware Attack
U.S. authorities seized approximately half a million dollars worth of cryptocurrency from North Korean hackers that targeted...
U.S. Sanctions 23 Nicaraguan Judges and Prosecutors
The U.S. State Department added 23 Nicaraguan judges and prosecutors with close ties to President Daniel Ortega on the list...
UK Designates Croatian Businessman for Supporting Russia
The U.K. government added last week a Croatian businessman to its list of persons and companies designated over the war in...