Tag: Ukraine

Ukraine’s Senior Cybersecurity Officials Sacked amid Graft Probe

Six people, including executives of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP), were exposed. The SSSCIP works with Western countries to provide cybersecurity assistance to Ukraine as it attempts to safeguard its digital infrastructure in the face of Russia’s invasion. Cabinet official Taras Melnychuk on Telegram that S SSCIP’s head …

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GI-TOC: Organized Crime in Ukraine and Russia Split Since the Invasion

Before the war, the two countries “controlled a lucrative transnational smuggling highway,’ GI-TOC said. Corrupt officials and crime bosses siphoned off millions from Ukraine’s status as a transit country for Russian gas into the West. Now, however, the year-long invasion has made collaboration between Russian and Ukrainian organized crime groups all but impossible and longstanding …

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