Hello, Thursday! It’s October 29, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: Inside the IRGC Intelligence takeover of Iran’s sanctioned oil trade, Treasury Sanctions Rwandan Ministry of Defense and Bank Supporting M23, Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi, Star Entertainment fined $183 million for money laundering law breaches, and much more…

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🎯 FEATURED STORY

Inside the alleged IRGC Intelligence takeover of Iran’s sanctioned oil trade. Documents indicate that the IRGC Intelligence Organization orchestrated a quasi-coup to revive its corruption network and take control of Iran's sanctioned oil trade. Iran International

🔥 TOP STORIES

Treasury Sanctions Rwandan Ministry of Defence and Financial Institution Supporting M23 U.S. Treasury

Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi for promoting gambling, unlawful activity ABC News

Australia's Star Entertainment fined $183 million for anti-money laundering law breaches Reuters

Attorneys general sue Treasury Department over corporate ownership reporting exemptions Courthouse News

US bans imports from BGI Genomics, MGI Tech, citing ties to forced labor in Xinjiang Reuters

The Trump sons’ global network: money, influence and the family business Financial Times

Treasury Sanctions Facilitators of DPRK IT Worker Fraud Targeting U.S. Businesses U.S. Treasury

South Africa risks return to money-laundering grey list Reuters

Malaysia seizes $12 million worth of advanced AI chips hidden inside 30 servers Tom's Hardware

Minnesota man convicted of defrauding food program sentenced to 30 years Associated Press

Turkey detains 85 gang members linked to Russian-ordered Starlink arson in Poland Insider

Trump Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying New York Times

Huawei opens defense in US criminal trial, touting its record of innovation South China Morning Post

Volt Typhoon’s Sophisticated Infection Chain into US Targets Exposed Zero Day

Crypto Perp Trades on Hyperliquid Raise Spoofing Concerns During Oil Volatility Bloomberg

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

How China Surveils the ‘Five Poisons’ Newsweek

Seattle man arrested on indictment for illegally shipping restricted items to Russia by going through straw buyers in Turkey, Korea, and Kazakhstan DOJ

Russia Adds Apple and Microsoft to State Surveillance Registry Bloomberg

China's new export curbs draw a line around its AI crown jewels Reuters

Russian Billionaire Takes Tiny Norwegian News Outlet to Court in London OCCRP

Alibaba wins preliminary injunction against Pentagon lobbying rule South China Morning Post

🚀 SANCTIONS & TERROR

ISIS knifeman screaming 'Allahu Akbar' killed after attacking police officer outside Israeli embassy in Serbia Daily Mail

Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and Extreme Networks, Inc. U.S. Treasury

France Will Seek EU Sanctions Over Russian Interference in Cameroon, Congo Wall Street Journal

US campaign to cripple Iran's economy risks falling short without global partners Jerusalem Post

Criminal case against alleged Bondi terrorist delayed amid ‘unprecedented’ investigation Guardian

“Tell me how to make a bomb” Terrorist use of conversational AI: evidence and prospects ICCT

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Northern Nevada Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $8 Million From a Federal Grant Project DOJ

Retailers Cracked Down on In-Store Theft. Gift-Card Scammers Just Moved Online. Wall Street Journal

Foreign-Owned Companies To Pay $4.9 Million To Settle Fraud Allegations Related To PPP Loans DOJ

Chinese anti-scam blogger killed by criminals hired online to silence his work South China Morning Post

Brazilian judge orders investigation into JD Vance donor network Washington Post

State Department says it will give US visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family Associated Press

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Hackers hijack Convertr analytics script to steal payment card data BleepingComputer

Massive Leak Exposes 41,000 Homeland Security Workers—Including Undercover ICE Agents Wired

Bitcoin treasury stock plunges 50% after firm says it can’t access its BTC CoinDesk

UNM Health ransomware attack disrupts patient care, surgeries BleepingComputer

Hackers Target Critical Oracle E-Business Suite RCE Flaw Days After Security Patch The Hacker News

CISA warns of hackers now exploiting critical Node2Shell flaw BleepingComputer

🚚 TRAFFICKING

Classified material missing from Epstein files CBS News

Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to Indictment of 24 in Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Drug Trafficking Conspiracy DOJ

Record amounts of Canadian cannabis seized as smuggling to Europe soars CBC

Lawyers for ‘King of the South’ Try to Chip Away at U.S. Drug Trafficking Case OCCRP

9 Mexican nationals in San Bernardino linked to Sinaloa Cartel busted in cargo theft ring Fox News

Fifteen Men Charged in Superseding Indictment Targeting a Transnational Methamphetamine and GBL Trafficking Organization DOJ

“A nation that is boycotted is a nation that is in sight of surrender. Apply this economic, peaceful, silent, deadly remedy and there will be no need for force.” — Woodrow Wilson

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