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The television studio was evacuated on Saturday evening due to unspecified threats. Sources told RTL Nieuws that the threats had come from โa corner of organized crimeโ.
[News. According to sources within the investigative system, fear of an attack with a rocket launcher or with automatic firearms on the editorial office of RTL Boulevard on Leidseplein is the reason that the broadcast could not take place on Saturday...]
"...mounting speculation that the shooting of Dutch crime journalist Peter R de Vries may be connected to his role as confidant of one of the main witnesses in a massive gangland trial."
"Less than 2 months before the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, the chief prosecutor of the alleged conspirators announced his surprise retirement."
"The 9/11 case has been mired in years of pre-trial hearings as prosecutors struggle to bring it to trial. The cumbersome nature of conducting the case in Cuba has contributed to delays, as has the ongoing legal debate over whether evidence obtained through torture can be used."
"The same day that he announced his retirement, Martins asked the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review for more time to respond to an appeal for a different case."
"The security team, it turns out...first spotted Russian activity on the platform in March 2016. But Zuckerberg & COO Sheryl Sandberg were just being told about it 9 months later."
"...Facebook detected elements of a Russian information operation in June 2016 and reported its findings to the FBI, but both struggled to work together to fight the issue."
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"Consequently, Hydra has emerged as a hotspot for illegal crypto transactions in Eastern Europe, where cryptocurrency adoption is high."
Russian Darknet Market Hydra Records 624% Growth in 3 Years, Accounts for 75% Of Illegal Transactions cpomagazine.com/cyber-securityโฆ
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"Geospatial data visualizations of Hydra transactional flows further confirm these seller restrictions with Russia by far the leading destination country..."
Geographic Distinctions in Darknet Market Activity: U.S. and Western Europe Have the Most Vendors, Eastern Europe and China Lead in Money Laundering blog.chainalysis.com/reports/darkneโฆ
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"Fatih Aydฤฑn, the elder brother of Mehmet Aydฤฑn, founder of รiftlik Bank (Farm Bank), an alleged Ponzi scheme, was detained by Uruguayan police...expected to be extradited to Turkey soon."
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"The architect of the โFarm Bankโ scam, Mehmet Aydฤฑn, was arrested. The criminal, who was wanted on an Interpol red notice, was extradited from Brazil to Turkey and has been in detention ever since."
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The story about that time the FBI tried to work with the FSB and SBU to catch the biggest cybercriminals in the world during Yanukovych's presidency.
And how they were ghosted and ratf*cked by them when it was time to take action against the big fish.
"FBI - Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 37 Defendants Involved in Global Bank Fraud Schemes that Used โZeus Trojanโ and Other Malware to Steal Millions of Dollars from U.S. Bank Accounts " fbi.gov/newyork/press-โฆ
Remember that time the New Jersey Casino Control Commission rejected Hilton Hotels Corporation's application for a casino license because of concerns about excessive mob ties?