An independent cybersecurity review obtained by Important Stories found that Telegram exposes persistent device identifiers that could allow passive tracking of users across networks and locations. The findings support a 2025 OCCRP and IStories investigation into Telegram’s infrastructure and its links to a Russian network engineer with alleged ties to the FSB.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was summoned by the National Court over allegations he used his high-ranking government access to secure a 53 million-euro rescue for the Plus Ultra airline.
In a bid to support the country’s transitional government, the European Council lifted restrictions on key ministries while extending penalties against the financial architects of the former regime.
Andriy Yermak, the former chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,…
In a first-of-its-kind crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa, Interpol…
The enforcement action directly targets a $16 million real estate portfolio first exposed in a 2022 investigation by OCCRP and Colombian media outlet 070.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a federal court…
A host of international crime syndicates are increasingly moving drugs through Fiji, and some former national military personnel have joined with them, the country's defense minister tells OCCRP in an interview.
Denis Butsaev, who oversaw Russia’s waste-management reforms, is accused of embezzling state funds. Media reports suggest he fled to the United States shortly after quietly resigning this spring.
A leaked contract reveals that the parent company of the region's most prominent independent broadcasters is preparing to offload its media empire to investors tied to the Hungarian government, following months of controversial newsroom purges.