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🎯 West's Blind Eye on UAE Money Laundering? Despite indications of persistent illicit transactions in the UAE, some Western countries are pushing for a clean bill of health. Politico
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🔸 Kodak Black Lawyer Criticizes Hunter Biden Plea Deal: Kodak's lawyer criticizes disparity in sentencing for similar crimes, suggesting a two-tiered justice system. Fox News
🔸 TikTok Confirms Some U.S. User Data Is Stored In China: Contradicting previous statements, TikTok confirms convenient exceptions for creators in their China data storage policy. Forbes
🔸 UK Banks to Ramp Up Data Sharing in Dirty Money Crackdown: Advanced talks between British law enforcement, government agencies, and several banks aim to tackle financial crimes in groundbreaking new pilots. Reuters
🔸 EU Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine War: The latest batch of sanctions aims to close loopholes for goods vital to Putin’s war effort. AP
🔸 Monero: The Privacy Coin of Choice for Extremists: Monero's multi-signature encryption technology remains unbroken, making it a preferred choice for extremists and illicit actors. Fast Company
🔸 British Universities Investigated for Potential Collaboration with Iran: Universities may have breached UK sanctions by helping upgrade Iran’s suicide drone program. Telegraph
🔸 Inside China’s Spy War on American Corporations: Theft by Chinese government and state-run companies seen as more malicious than competitive. CNBC
🔸 Apple Addresses Two Zero-Days Exploited in Operation Triangulation Spyware Campaign: A campaign was brought to light after Russia’s FSB claimed it was used by U.S. intelligence to target iPhones of Russian diplomats. The Record
🔸 Global Network of Sadistic Monkey Torture Exposed: Undercover journalists expose a Telegram group commissioning extreme torture ideas from various Asian countries. BBC
🔸 Fake Psychic Faces Up to 280 Years in Prison for Defrauding Elderly Americans in $175M Scheme: Patrice Runner was found guilty of stealing more than $175 million from victims through a mass-mailing scheme. NY Post