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🎯 Russia Exploits Arctic Route to Hasten Oil Deliveries to China: Following EU sanctions, Russia has turned to China and India for its crude oil markets, resulting in lengthier and costlier delivery times. Bloomberg
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🌎 US Blacklists Spyware Vendors Amid National Security Threats: A European firm, Cytrox, linked to the Predator spyware found on several high-profile individuals' phones has been blacklisted by the US. Axios
🌎 EU Prepares Military Sanctions Against Belarus: The EU is set to approve sanctions mirroring those against Russia, targeting illegal routing of military components through Belarus. Politico
🌎 Hidden Tech Pipeline in Central Asia Sustains Russia: A concealed pipeline in Central Asia provides Russia with banned tech in the form of sturdy all-weather quadcopters. WaPo
🌎 US Companies Aided Russian Oil Production Post-Ukraine Invasion: Even amidst Western sanctions, major US oilfield service providers supported Russia's economy by supplying crucial equipment. AP
🌎 US Issues Waiver Permitting Iraq to Pay Iran for Electricity: The US has granted Iraq a 120-day waiver, allowing payments to Iran for electricity to be made in non-Iraqi banks located in third countries. Reuters
🌎 US Secret Service Confiscates Funds From Bahamian Bank Amid Fraud Probe: During an investigation into international money laundering syndicates, the Secret Service seized funds from Deltec. CoinDesk
🌎 Crypto Fund Fraud Leads to Nine-year Sentence for $249M Scheme: Eddy Alexandre has been sentenced for a commodities fraud targeting primarily the Haitian-American community in New York. Bloomberg
🌎 Iranian Oil Lingers Off Texas Coast, Untouched by US Firms: US firms, fearing Iranian retaliation, are hesitant to handle the captured oil onboard the Suez Rajan. WSJ
🌎 Arkham Offers Reward for Info on $415M FTX Heist: Arkham promises a bounty of 100,000 ARKM tokens for information identifying the individuals behind the substantial theft from FTX. Decrypt
🌎 Inside the Negotiations of Ransomware Gangs: Successful encryption gives ransomware attackers leverage, which they use to extort their victims. Fast Company
🌎 Google Accidentally Leaks Intelligence Employee Names Via VirusTotal: The VirusTotal service inadvertently leaked names of intelligence and defense employees while sharing malware signatures with the cybersecurity community. The Record
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