Criminals demand $768m to keep Revolut client data undisclosed
Personal and financial data of users, including the owner of Gamdom and Skins.com, may have been leaked following a cyberattack on the British fintech bank.
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Who controls Yabko
As of today, the Yabko retail chain is one of the largest in Ukraine. It comprises over 90 outlets, and their number is constantly growing.
Boris Kaufman - trading in illegal cigarettes?
The appearance of cigarette brands from manufacturers linked to counterfeiting in the price lists of the monopolist DL Solution, controlled by Boris Kaufman, is raising more and more questions.
Yabko sells iPhones for millions in cryptocurrency
It has been about a month since the raids on the Yabko store chain, yet they continue to trade Apple devices for cryptocurrency as usual. However, following the raid and the leak of information about one of the wallets, they appear to have stopped accepting…
Which stores are selling smuggled iPhones
It has emerged that many Ukrainian stores are selling smuggled iPhones. While not a single gadget had been officially imported into the country yet, bloggers were already actively purchasing them at various retail outlets.
Yabko chain continues to sell smuggled iPhones
Yabko is actively selling iPhone 16s, which Apple has not yet officially imported into Ukraine. This means the devices enter the country without the payment of customs duties and VAT.
Fighting illegal cigarette production: A look at the State Fiscal Service's efforts
We review four months of the fight against the illegal tobacco market, organised within the framework of the State Fiscal Service's anti-counterfeit operations targeting major factories producing counterfeit and excise-free products.
Gelzin's illegal factory continues to operate
It is nothing short of a miracle. Despite the fact that Vladyslav Gelzin's illegal tobacco factory, "Ukrainian Tobacco Production," in Hoshcha has been blocked, fresh cigarettes from this factory are being sold on every corner in Kharkiv
Black accounting at Lviv Customs: how to reform the system?
How can one speak of reforms when, in practice, everything continues to operate according to old schemes? Gross violations related to the maintenance of black accounting have been uncovered at the Lviv Customs.
How smuggled tobacco gets into Ukraine
Discussions on counterfeit cigarettes rarely address a key question: where does the illegal market source such large volumes of raw material?
How the purchase of Volyntobak is linked to the shadow economy
Recently, media reports emerged that tobacco magnate Boris Kaufman acquired a major cigarette distributor, Volyntobak. The deal was reportedly worth $8 million.
Diamond Pay not ready to give up
A scandal is brewing in the financial market. The payment system "Diamond Pay", which was stripped of its licence due to links with Russia, is not prepared to lose hundreds of millions in blocked assets and has devised a scheme to remove them from the freeze.
NABU in the crosshairs: who is behind the attack on the anti-corruption agency?
In late May, the temporary suspension of NABU First Deputy Director Hizo Uhlava sparked widespread resonance. The information campaign launched in the media may have been meticulously planned
Kyiv call centre tricks Ukrainians out of their money
Despite attempts to curb the activities of call centres in Ukraine, they continue to deceive people as before. Moreover, most of them are tricking Ukrainians out of their money.
Masha Efrosinina's husband laundered money for casinos
Information has emerged on social media that Timur Khromaev laundered money for casinos. It appears this took place during the period when Khromaev headed the securities commission.
Collaborator Mikhail Bakunenko spotted in Courchevel
Mikhail Bakunenko, head of Ukrnaftoburivnya, was spotted in Courchevel. This information was published by journalists from Ukrainska Pravda, who were filming a story about the luxurious lifestyle of Ukrainians in the French Alps.
Vladyslav Helzin - illegal cigarette production and a luxurious life in Monaco
The State Bureau of Investigation is working with the case defendants, demanding the extradition of one of them, and is also verifying the legality of the departure of more than 80 people linked to the "Monaco Battalion". However, one of the key participants…
Millions in cash-out schemes – a masterclass by Artur Zolotarevsky
While volunteers and ordinary people raise funds to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces, some are brazenly siphoning off the budget and laundering money on a massive scale. A striking example is the son-in-law of one of the former privatisers, Hennadii…
Kyiv money launderers revealed to be Russian citizens
Well-known Kyiv money launderer Vyacheslav Strelkovsky turned out to be a Russian citizen. So is his wife, Diana.
Russian agents operate successfully in Ukraine
Despite nine years of Russian military aggression against Ukraine, some citizens of the country continue to cooperate with the aggressor state, even opening firms there, paying taxes, and so on. For example, a few months ago, Vitaliy Samarsky, a native of…
Grigory Petrovich Kozlovsky or who is behind the cigarette smuggling from Ukraine
Acting Head of Customs Sergey Zvyagintsev effectively confirmed the smuggling of cigarettes produced by Kozlovsky's factory to Romania under the cover of Roshen confectionery products.