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⚡Paraguay Hit By Yet Another Cyber Attack https://www.occrp.org/en/news/paraguay-hit-by-yet-another-cyber-attack
Paraguay’s government has said it “contained” two breaches of sensitive data by a cybercrime group earlier this month. But the statement sparked criticism as some stolen information had already been released online.
A Maltese court sentenced Robert Agius to life in prison last week for supplying explosives used to kill investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
But despite being under court-ordered asset freezes since 2013, companies owned by Agius or his wife managed to move millions through property deals https://www.occrp.org/en/scoop/companies-linked-to-convicted-bomb-supplier-in-daphne-case-moved-millions-despite-asset-freeze
While Robert Agius was under a court-ordered asset freeze, a company set up by his wife was able to buy and sell properties worth millions of euros. Another company he co-owned also made significant real-estate transactions.
“If Telegram has not taken additional measures to protect data directly on the servers, then the FSB can relatively easily gain access to their contents.”
Messaging app Telegram has a reputation for security — but who controls its servers? https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/telegram-the-fsb-and-the-man-in-the-middle
NEW: Messaging app Telegram has a reputation for security — but @istories_media found that its technical infrastructure is run by a man whose companies closely collaborate with Russian intelligence services.
Meet the little-known engineer at the center: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/telegram-the-fsb-and-the-man-in-the-middle
YOJO, a new non-profit digital newsroom designed by and for young journalists, is opening up applications for recent grads from around the world to join them in Athens for full-time, paid placements (1 or 2 years).
Apply here yojo.news/en/
Pensioners carrying thousands of euros across the border, embassy intermediaries, cryptocurrency transfers…
No, it’s not a spy thriller — it’s how a Russian state-backed foundation, Pravfond, funneled money into at least 11 EU countries after being sanctioned.
Recipients ranged from a taxi driver convicted of espionage to notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Read our #DearCompatriots investigation: https://www.occrp.org/en/project/dear-compatriots/russian-state-fund-paid-allies-in-the-eu-despite-sanctions
For years, a state-backed Russian foundation, Pravfond, has been paying for the legal defense of alleged spies, criminals, and propagandists: from a taxi driver convicted of espionage to notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout. Despite being sanctioned by the EU last year, the money is still flowing.
Our new investigation #DearCompatriots with 30 media partners around the world https://www.occrp.org/en/project/dear-compatriots/russian-foundation-aimed-at-helping-compatriots-abroad-supports-spies-criminals-and-propagandists
For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians across the world. Internal emails obtained by journalists show how it collaborated with spies, funded propaganda efforts, and built points of influence along the way.
🎶I get by with a little help from my friends🎶
In 2016, the mayor of Belgrade told a court that friends from abroad paid his children’s pricey school fees.
But @KRIKrs found they were paid by three offshore companies — including one he owned.
📍Read the full story: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/pricey-private-school-tuition-for-serbian-officials-children-was-paid-through-offshore-companies
Siniša Mali, the former mayor of Belgrade and Serbia’s current finance minister, sent his children to an elite school where a year’s tuition cost far more than his official income. He claimed that the fees were paid by “friends” from abroad. Reporters have found that the money flowed to the school through offs...
NEW: Dozens of criminals belonging to some of the Balkans’ most violent gangs have been stealing the identities of Bosnian citizens to obtain fraudulent passports, helping them cross borders, plan murders, and disappear.
Read the investigation by CIN (Bosnia) https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/using-stolen-identities-balkan-gangsters-armed-themselves-with-bosnian-passports
