Russia
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Scammer Oleksandr Slobozhenko sells frontline traffic: how Ukrainian troop geolocation ends up in Russian hands through casinos
Oleksandr Slobozhenko, who hides behind the guise of helping Ukraine, is actually selling frontline traffic and shamelessly profiting from the misfortunes of soldiers, exposing them to the threat of Russian intelligence services.
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Russian trail in the Pin-Up casino: how Dmitriy Punin’s gambling network siphoned millions from Ukraine
The SBI has uncovered a large-scale scheme involving the Ukrainian company LLC "Ukr Game Technology," nominally headed by Ihor Zotko, which operates a widely known network of online casinos and betting establishments under the Pin-Up brand.
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Offshores, crime, and football: How Artur Granz’ VBet pushes into the Ukrainian Premier League
VBet, an online casino with dubious affiliations, is expanding its influence by sponsoring Ukrainian sports clubs, even as it remains under investigation for tax evasion.
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Secrets of Kharkiv racketeering: How Yuriy Mochonyi extorts money using fake political connections
According to multiple reports, a man named Yuriy Mochonyi, allegedly an SBI officer from Kharkiv, has been harassing local IT entrepreneurs and extorting money from them. The blackmail scheme is straightforward: Mochonyi reportedly demands payments from business owners in exchange for not initiating criminal proceedings against them.
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Fake IPs, hacked websites, and offshores: How Fortes.pro hides the Kremlin’s trace
If protecting our data or projects from cyber threats becomes a priority, we’re likely to come across an offer from the Fortes service promising to "effectively counter distributed network attacks."
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Cryptocurrency scammer Bohdan Prylepa stole a billion from the Ukrainian Armed Forces and has ties to the FSB
The dealer who embezzled a billion from the military and is likely collaborating with the FSB mistakenly believes he is untouchable.
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Roman Felyk and Vadym Mashurov "rebooted" their scam: How Sincere Systems became S-Group
A "new financial startup" called S-Group has been actively promoted online. People are being encouraged to invest money with the promise of earning an enormous passive income of up to 150% per year.
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Donation fraud: How crypto scammer Bohdan Prylepa stole billions allocated for drones
More than one billion hryvnias were defrauded from clients in a scheme allegedly orchestrated by Ukrainian pseudo-businessman Bohdan Prylepa, with law enforcement having conducted searches at cryptocurrency exchanges associated with his operations.
