Key Takeaways Alexey Pertsev, a developer for Tornado Cash, reportedly worked for Digital Security OOO in 2017. That company was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for supporting Russia’s Federal S...
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Arrested Tornado Cash Developer has historic links to Russian intelligence agency FSB – report
An investigation by intelligence firm Kharon revealed that Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev is a former employee of a company that the U.S. sanctioned for working with the Russian security agency...
Ukrainian MiGs Firing American Missiles Are Hunting Down Russian Air-Defenses
A HARM missile under the wing of a U.S. Navy EA-18G. U.S. Navy photo With every new photo that circulates online, it’s becoming clearer—the Ukrainian air force’s trusty old MiG-29 fighters are on a mi...
Tornado Cash Developer Worked for Russian Security Agency
Alexey Pertsev, the developer of sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash, was reportedly linked to Russia’s security agency FSB, the latest report from intelligence firm Kharon states. Earlier this mont...
Ukraine Security Service Blocks and Seizes Wallet Tied to Russian Military Funding
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), for the first time, blocked a digital asset wallet involved in financing the Russian military forces. According to the SSU, the agency seized and blocked a crypt...
15 Killed In Russian Strikes As Ukraine Marks Independence Day, Zelensky Says
Topline A deadly Russian rocket strike on a train station in a small town in central Ukraine killed at least 15 people and injured about 50 more on Wednesday, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky...
Ukraine seizes Russian funds in a crypto wallet
In a covert operation, Ukraine manages to freeze and seize funds from a crypto wallet that was intended to finance the Russian war machine. Ukraine: seized cryptocurrencies belonging to Russian funds ...
Ukraine Celebrates Independence Day As Russian Invasion Hits Six-Month Mark
Topline Ukraine marked 31 years of independence from the Soviet Union on Wednesday, a muted celebration amid warnings that Moscow would step up attacks on civilians as Russia’s invasion hits the six-m...
Energy In A Time Of Drought
Parts of the River Po, Italy’s longest river and largest reservoir of freshwater for the country, is … [+] at risk of drying up during the worst drought in 70 years. (Photo by Manuel Roman...
Ukraine seizes $19,500 from crypto wallet dedicated to supporting Russian forces
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) said on August 24 that it seized $19,500 from a crypto wallet that was being used to fund a Russian group, according to a press release. According to the release,...
Russia’s Ukraine Invasion Hits 6-Month Mark—A Look At What’s Happened So Far
Topline Six months have passed since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a conflict that has forced millions of Ukrainians to flee their homes, left an estimated tens of thousands of Russ...
Ukraine Blocks Crypto Wallet Used to Raise Funds for Russian Forces – Bitcoin News
The law enforcement and counter-intelligence agency of Ukraine has managed to seize the funds in a cryptocurrency wallet used to finance the Russian military campaign in the country. Officials in Kyiv...
Here’s The Superyacht Once Belonging To A Russian Billionaire That’s Been Seized—And Up For Auction
Topline A luxury superyacht that once belonged to Russian steel billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky is up for sale in Gibraltar in the first public auction of a yacht seized from an oligarch because of sanc...
Russian Caught Mining Crypto in Covid-19 Clinic – Mining Bitcoin News
An IT specialist working for a medical institution in Russia’s Altai Republic has been detained for illegally mining cryptocurrency at the premises of a Covid-19 hospital. The man minted digital curre...
Alleged Russian Crypto Money Launderer Extradited to the US
Accused crypto money launderer Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov has been extradited to the United States from the Netherlands to face charges in the District of Oregon. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sai...
Alleged Russian ransomware hacker extradited from Netherlands to US
A Russian citizen and alleged participant in Ryuk ransomware attacks has been extradited from the Netherlands for trial in the US. Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov and his co-conspirators allegedly launder...
US Extradites Russian On Money-Laundering Charges
The Russian national, who was extradited from the Netherlands, has been accused of money laundering in the Ryuk ransomware case. Russian Accused Pleads Not Guilty 29-year-old Denis Mihaqloviv Dubniko...
Iraq Is Facing Difficulties Sustaining Its Russian Military Helicopters
Iraq’s military is reportedly facing significant difficulties sustaining its fleet of Russian-made military helicopters as an indirect result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The latest quarterly repo...
Blasts Rock Russian Bases All Around Ukraine As Kyiv Strikes With Rockets And Drones
An ammunition dump explodes in Belgorod Oblast on Aug. 18, 2022. Via social media Explosions erupted across Russia and Russian-occupied Ukraine on Thursday night as Ukrainian forces escalated their we...
Starbucks Stores In Russia Reopening As ‘Stars Coffee’
Topline The first of 130 former Starbucks coffee shops resuming business in Russia under the name Stars Coffee opened its doors in Moscow on Thursday — making it the latest rebranding of a Western cha...
Alleged Russian Ransomware Launderer Pleads Not Guilty in US Court
A Russian national has pleaded not guilty to laundering ransom payments of more than $400,000 extorted from hospitals and healthcare providers in the U.S. Denis Mihaqloviv Dubnikov, 29, appeared befor...
Russian Accused of Laundering Cryptocurrency From Ransomware Attacks Extradited to US – Bitcoin News
A Russian national suspected of laundering ransomware payments in cryptocurrency on behalf of cybercriminals targeting hospitals has been extradited to the U.S. by the Netherlands. The man was alleged...
U.S. Extradited This Alleged Russian Crypto Money Launderer
Per a press release from the U.S. Justice Department, an alleged crypto money laundering scheme has taken a hit. Authorities from this country managed to extradite a Russian national that allegedly la...
Russian Navy Crews Are Under Orders To Avoid The Ukrainian Coast
‘Moskva’ burns on April 13, 2022. Photo via social media The commanders of the Russian navy’s Black Sea Fleet are scared to send their surviving surface warships beyond sight of the Crimea...
Electricity Consumption of Russian Crypto Miners Spikes 20 Times in 5 Years, Research Finds – Mining Bitcoin News
Power needs of cryptocurrency miners in Russia have grown significantly since 2017, with consumption of electrical energy seeing a 20-fold increase over the five-year period. In 2021, the minting of t...
Russia’s GDP Decline Less Severe Than Expected, Wall Street Returns to Russian Bonds, Putin Criticizes US ‘Hegemony’ – Coinotizia
While the ongoing war in Ukraine continues, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation detailed this week that Russia’s economic hardships are less severe than expected. Russia’s e...
Russia’s GDP Decline Less Severe Than Expected, Wall Street Returns to Russian Bonds, Putin Criticizes US ‘Hegemony’ – Economics Bitcoin News
While the ongoing war in Ukraine continues, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation detailed this week that Russia’s economic hardships are less severe than expected. Russia’s e...
The Ukrainians Have Struck Another Russian Airfield In Crimea
The air base at Hvardiiske before the Aug. 16, 2022 raid. Maxar Technologies photo A Ukrainian drone blew up an ammunition dump at a Russian airfield near Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea on Tuesday, acc...
Putin Accuses U.S. Of Prolonging Ukraine Conflict, Labels Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit ‘Planned Provocation’
Topline Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. government of trying to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and raising tensions along the Taiwan Strait while delivering the opening address at t...
BBC Chairman Reportedly Invested in a Crypto Firm Founded by Russian Oligarch
Richard Sharp, a former banker who is currently serving as the Chairman of BBC since February 2021, has reportedly been using an off-shore company to invest in a cryptocurrency-related business founde...
BBC Chair Linked to Russian Oligarch’s Crypto Firm
The BBC’s Chairman, Richard Sharp, reportedly invested in a company linked to a now-sanctioned Russian Oligarch Sharp is not considered to have breached the UK’s current sanctions nor to have committe...