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HISTORICAL FACTS: Wirecard - Caught on Camera

Six Bulgarians jailed after spying for Russia in UK

Ringleader Orlin Roussev sentenced to nearly 11 years for his role in operations that put lives and national security at risk

The Guardian - UK

Russian spy ring operating on ‘industrial scale’ from British seaside guesthouse jailed for total of 50 years

The six-strong cell of Bulgarian nationals spent almost three years passing secrets to Russia

The Independent UK

Spies for Russia embedded in the UK jailed for more than 50 years over operations for Putin

Six spies have been jailed over espionage activities

Evening Standard

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Six Bulgarians Face Long UK Jail Terms For Spying For Russia

Six Bulgarians, members of a sophisticated spy network dubbed "The Minions", were before court Wednesday for sentencing, facing up to 14 years in prison for spying for Russia.

International Business Times

‘They came across as muppets’: Christo Grozev on being target of Bulgarian spy ring

Investigative journalist called ‘modern-day Sherlock’ by Alexei Navalny on unsettling photos, reprisals and being exiled from Vienna

The Guardian - UK

Spy claims by Kremlin against British diplomat and spouse of another in Moscow are 'baseless,' says No10

The timing of the expulsions raises suspicions of a tit-for-tat move by the Kremlin

Evening Standard

Bulgarian spy ring a ‘treasure trove’ of evidence about Vladimir Putin’s espionage operations in the West

Intelligence historian Trevor Barnes has followed the dramatic Russo-Bulgarian espionage case since the arrests of Moscow’s agents in the UK in February 2023

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Spy ties and Coke bottle cameras: Inside the Bulgarian gang’s James Bond-style spyware

INSIDE STORY: Over the course of three years, five Bulgarian individuals, assisted by a host of others, carried out sophisticated surveillance on British soil and fed secrets back to their Russian handler, writes Holly Evans

The Independent UK

Ex-banker And Scholz Ally: Germany's New Finance Minister

Joerg Kukies, Germany's new finance minister, is a former investment banker who has long been one of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's closest advisers, most recently as a state secretary.

International Business Times

Fintech firm pivots to porn and gambling

London fintech Curve completed a £133 million series-C funding round last year. How is it using the money to grow?

Evening Standard

Former Austrian Intelligence Officer Arrested On Spying Allegations For Russia

Arrest of former Austrian intelligence officer for alleged spying raises security concerns in Austria.

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Bulgarians accused of spying for Russia appear in London court

Five suspected of being part of network assisting Russian state with potential abduction of some targets

The Guardian - UK

Former Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek accused of being behind Russian spy ring

Former Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek has been accused of being behind a Russian spy ring operated out of the UK, according to a court case heard today.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

EY fined over audits of failed German payments firm Wirecard

The German arm of EY has been fined 500,000 euros after acting as the auditor for collapsed payments company Wirecard and barred from auditing certain kinds of companies for two years

The Guardian - UK

Covert cameras and alleged hacking: how bust payments company Wirecard ‘hired spies and lawyers to silence critics’

Legal claim provides glimpse into world of corporate espionage and reputation management

Al Jazeera

The Adani cloud over India

The recent set of allegations have raised questions about the tycoon’s meteoric rise and the role of regulators.

The Times of India

How Gautam Adani selloff stacks up against the biggest stock collapses

NEW DELHI: The magnitude of the plunge in stocks tied to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is rivaled by only a handful of short-seller campaigns in history.

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The Independent UK

Ex-Wirecard boss on trial in fraud case that shamed Germany

The former chief executive of financial services company Wirecard and two other ex-managers has gone on trial over the firm’s collapse

Reuters

Analysis: 100 banks, 1,000 suspects: German fraud probe puts Scholz on the spot

German chancellor Olaf Scholz faces lawmakers' questions this week over his role in tackling a multibillion-euro tax fraud as a sprawling probe into the scheme threatens to undermine him as he grapples with an energy crisis and the fallout of war.

Evening Standard

‘I kept a hammer under the bed’ - one journalist’s 6-year battle with Wirecard

Journalist Dan McCrum’s life was turned upside down on a trip to Caffe Nero by Mansion House tube in 2014.

Financial Times

Inside EY’s break-up plan: why it could radically reshape the Big Four

Splitting the audit and advisory businesses faces significant hurdles but other firms could follow

Evening Standard

WeWork-backer SoftBank posts record $20 billion loss as tech stocks plunge

The world’s biggest technology investor has lost a record $20.5 billion (£16.8 billion) as its bets turn sour.

Reuters

Israeli charged in global hacker-for-hire scheme pleads guilty

An Israeli private detective detained in New York since 2019 on charges of involvement in a hacker-for-hire scheme pleaded guilty to wire fraud, conspiracy to commit hacking and aggravated identity theft on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

German prosecutors charge 3 with fraud in Wirecard collapse

German prosecutors have charged the former CEO of payments company Wirecard and two other ex-managers with fraud and false accounting in connection with the firm’s collapse last year

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