Greetings! It’s November 25, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: America’s Toothless Sanctions on Russian Oil, Malicious Blender model files deliver StealC infostealing malware, Trump begins process of labeling Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups, Oct. 7 victim families sue Binance over $1B in secret funding for Hamas, and much more…

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America’s Toothless Sanctions on Russian Oil. As Long as Beijing Keeps Buying, Moscow Won’t Feel the Pain. Foreign Affairs

Sanctions aren’t enough to shut down the Moscow-Tehran black market for war Hill

🔥 TOP STORIES

Malicious Blender model files deliver StealC infostealing malware Bleepingcomputer 

Trump begins process of labeling Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups Fox 

Oct. 7 victim families sue Binance over $1B in secret funding for Hamas, Palestinian terror groups NYP

Trump designates Venezuela’s Maduro as member of a foreign terrorist organization CNN

Colombia Orders Probe Into Ties Between Military and Drug Traffickers WSJ

Myanmar state television broadcasts army crackdown on scam centers AP

Probe of Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich to Continue After Jersey Court Ruling OCCRP 

Trafigura's former top nickel trader denies he colluded on $600 million fraud Reuters

Libyan Businessman Who Ran for President Squandered Sovereign Wealth Fund’s Money, Government Audit Claims OCCRP

Canadian police arrest Ryan Wedding accomplice as net tightens around Olympics star wanted by FBI Daily Mail

Risky business: how small firms can be caught in the trade sanctions crossfire Conversation

Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering: Discontinuation of Annual Money Laundering Risk System Data Collection OCC

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

As US-China rivalry redefines economic warfare, EU scrambles for its dictionary SCMP 

Moscow, Beijing discuss Russian oil exports boost Reuters

Western sanctions hurt Russia’s war economy Semafor

OFAC Imposes $4,677,552 Penalty on an Individual for Violating Russia Sanctions and Reporting Obligations U.S. Treasury

India Gets Russia’s Cheapest Oil Yet—Record $7 Discount After US Sanctions United24

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Amazon suspected of acting as 'Trojan horse' in Italy customs fraud case Reuters

Bendigo Bank probe reveals broad anti-money laundering risk issues Financial Review

Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts ProPublica

US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James Guardian

The scandalous self-enrichment scheme in the US Senate Hill 

Visa Restrictions of Haitian Official Supporting Gangs and Other Criminal Organizations in Haiti U.S. State Department

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Is Your Android TV Streaming Box Part of a Botnet? Krebs

EU sanctions against A7A5 and Payeer come into effect Elliptic

Hoskinson involves FBI after developer's 'careless' experiment splits Cardano blockchain Block

SEC Clears Fuse Energy Token in Win for US Crypto ‘Regulatory Clarity’ Decrypt

Hackers steal sensitive data from major banking industry vendor Cybersecurity Dive

🚚 TRAFFICKING

Meta had a 17-strike policy for sex trafficking Verge

The women forced to scam and the families left behind CNN

35 arrests in Bulgaria in a large art trafficking investigation Europol

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