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NEW INVESTIGATION: For the first time, OCCRP has traced the mechanism that appears to have allowed two Ukrainian oligarchs to funnel such vast wealth out of Ukraine: The money was moved through a PrivatBank subsidiary in Cyprus.

#ukraine #cyprus #banking #wealth #oligarchs

https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/oligarchs-weaponized-cyprus-eranch-of-ukraines-largest-bank-to-send-5-billion-abroad

NEW INVESTIGATION: Reporters from OCCRP member center, Slidstvo.info, have unearthed phone records that raise questions about the investigation into the murder of Ukrainian activist Kateryna Gandzuik.

https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/newly-uncovered-phone-records-raise-questions-about-official-investigation-into-ukrainian-activists-murder

Fortnite, an online free-to-play video game wildly popular among children and teenagers, has also reportedly caught on with cybercriminals who use its in-game currency as a tool to clean their dirty cash, according to an investigation by the Independent.

#fortnite #moneylaundering

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/9109-independent-credit-card-thieves-use-fortnite-to-launder-money

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A judge told OCCRP journalist Khadija Ismayilova today that she had to pay profit taxes for Radio Free Europe, where she used to work. A bogus claim since she was never responsible for the finances of RFE's Azerbaijan office.

Khadija already served 18 months in prison after reporting on the corruption of the first family and other Azerbaijani elites.

Support Khadija and make this case known.

OCCRP Strongly Objects to #Romania’s Misuse of #GDPR to Muzzle Media
https://www.occrp.org/en/40-press-releases/presss-releases/8875-occrp-strongly-objects-to-romania-s-misuse-of-gdpr-to-muzzle-media

RISE Project, an OCCRP’s partner, was ordered Thursday by the Romanian Data Protection Authority (ANSPDCP) to reveal its sources under the threat of a fine of up to €20 million based on the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.

RISE Project and its journalists are currently documenting a case relating to the theft of EU funds by the highest political echelons of Romanian politics.

Are you following the latest news about #DanskeBank?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/danske-banks-finds-more-than-200-billion-in-transactions-at-branch-suspected-of-money-laundering-1537345254

For background, recap the Azerbaijani #Laundromat💸here: https://www.occrp.org/en/azerbaijanilaundromat/

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The sticker designs are in. We'd like to thank @drwho @brian @athanael and, of course, #XKCD for ideas (and our graphic designer for implementation).

Find us at #34C3 and ye shall receive. Stay #Cyber my friends!

https://mastodon.cloud/media/E3uA0Nz0Oz9C0NbuVx8 https://mastodon.cloud/media/gnU-9vFmCtCoJr6QY20 https://mastodon.cloud/media/El1jJFAzzIBo7Il6LBw

@brian @drwho there you go. Find us at #34C3 and you shall be provided with such stickers. https://mastodon.cloud/media/ZsMJrg48cBMoF2kdjZ4

We'd like to design awesome stickers for #34C3, with as much #InfoSec and #Cyber as possible. Our graphic designer asks "what do cybersecurity people find funny".

So, what *do* cybersecurity people find funny? :)

Give us all you've got!