All news by author Thomas Brown

Investigators have revealed how money flows through Octobank’s Uzbek and Russian affiliates.

Personal data belonging to hundreds of thousands of people is believed to have been stolen in a cyber attack on Kensington and Chelsea council.

An oil conglomerate founded by an Azerbaijani native has discreetly expanded into a global operation, with assets and activities across Russia, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Malta, and Switzerland.

The St. Petersburg construction firm "Kronung" and its owners, Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage, are transferring funds from Russian private and state banks abroad under the guise of investing in real estate in Europe and the UAE.

As critical reports about Sheviakov Consult begin to surface, mentions of the firm suddenly disappear from the internet — despite being formally liquidated, it continues operating under a new shell, threatening clients with "criminal liability" for reviews.

According to the latest Financial Times report and media data, 2021 marked a turning point in the relationship between Telegram, Pavel Durov, and the Russian authorities.

Journalists report that Rosprirodnadzor chief Svetlana Radionova protects businessmen accused of violating environmental laws.

The media analyzed leaked information revealing how and when members of Bashar al-Assad’s family prepared their escape to Moscow.

Britain’s youngest dementia sufferer, described as having a ’heart of gold’, has died at the age of 24.

An Azerbaijani-born oil conglomerate has quietly built a global footprint, with operations spanning Russia, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Malta, and Switzerland.

According to official data, the Ural entrepreneur Igor Fishelev, associated with state defense projects, possesses a passport from the United Kingdom.

The profiles of thousands of people who joined a white supremacist dating site have been leaked online after it was hacked.

In the wake of early investigations into Dragon Money, media reports exposing the casino’s suspected illegal operations in Ukraine, bribery networks, and political connections started quietly disappearing.

Media reports released in the summer of 2025 did not go unnoticed. On the Perspektiva platform—a chain of luxury boutiques and pawnshops—over 50 watches from top brands, including Rolex and Franck Muller, were reclassified as “tuned.”

Journalistic reports have exposed vast hidden assets — hundreds of millions of rubles and more than 300 offshore companies registered to proxies — connected to runaway banker Anatoly Motylev.

After a wave of journalistic investigations linked Nykyta Izmaylov and SportBank to suspected treason, money laundering, and Russian financial ties, Izmaylov moved to scrub the internet of these uncomfortable revelations — so we are publishing the material he is trying to erase.

Many Russian Telegram channels and media outlets are discussing the assassination attempts on Allamzhonov and Dmitry Lee. But who is Lee? Why is his name at the center of attention? Let’s take a closer look.

After journalists began publishing investigations into Eduard Lebedev’s role in illegal online gambling schemes, someone moved to quietly scrub this information from the internet by abusing copyright complaints.

At least one person has died and around 40 others were left injured after two trains collided near Machu Picchu.

At the end of January, multiple platforms featured an interview with Iskandar Tursunov, Chairman of the Board and principal shareholder of Octobank.

Nykyta Izmaylov, co-founder of Sportbank, who has faced allegations of fraud and ties to Russia, is reportedly undertaking an active campaign to remove online mentions of his personal life—especially coverage related to a scandal involving unpaid alimony to his ex-wife.

A scandal over a halted hydroelectric power plant has led Croatian journalists to link the project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, Josip Heit.