Happy Friday! It’s August 1, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: Chinese researchers suggest lasers and sabotage to counter Musk’s Starlink satellites, Iran’s plan to kidnap and kill UK and US citizens, Mexican cartels using Ukrainian frontline to learn more about drone warfare, Inside Hamas's Scheme To Steal Aid, Fund Terror, and Fool the World, and much more…

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Chinese researchers suggest lasers and sabotage to counter Musk’s Starlink satellites. Stealth submarines fitted with space-shooting lasers, supply-chain sabotage and custom-built attack satellites armed with ion thrusters. AP

🔥 TOP STORIES

Iran’s plan to kidnap and kill UK and US citizens Telegraph

Mexican cartels using Ukrainian frontline to learn more about drone warfare Express

Inside Hamas's Scheme To Steal Aid, Fund Terror, and Fool the World Free Beacon

Treasury Sanctions Global Network Supporting Iran’s Military UAV Program U.S. Treasury

US to deny visas to Palestinian officials BBC

Trump’s Russia Sanctions Strategy Runs Hot and Cold WSJ

U.S. intelligence intervened with DOJ to push HPE-Juniper merger Axios

China uses "dark fleet" to buy oil from Iran and evade U.S. sanctions in international waters CBS

CK Hutchison-operated Panama ports could be taken over by state partnerships Reuters

Former OpenSea Manager Has Conviction Overturned in First-Ever Crypto Insider Trading Case Decrypt

The Criminal Enterprise Run by Monkeys WSJ

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🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

The Kremlin's Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware Wired

Nvidia’s China-bound H20 AI chips face Beijing scrutiny over ‘tracking’ and security concerns CNBC 

What Is Behind Russia's Wartime Prosperity Paradox? MT

Trump threatens Russia’s ‘failed former president’ Medvedev Politico

FBI opens first office in New Zealand ‘to counter China and cybercrime’ Guardian

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

SEC Chair Atkins debuts 'Project Crypto' to update rules and regulations Block

Bitcoin App Samourai Founders Face 5 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea Decrypt

ShinyHunters behind Salesforce data theft attacks at Qantas, Allianz Life, and LVMH BC

N. Korean Hackers Used Job Lures, Cloud Account Access, and Malware to Steal Millions Hacker News

Workers are spilling secrets to chabots Axios

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

EU welcomes Ukrainian law restoring independence to anti-corruption agencies CNN 

U.S. sanctions Brazilian judge overseeing Bolsonaro case Axios

Woman pleads guilty in $30M scam that sold access to Trump fundraiser CNBC

Lithuanian Prime Minister Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal Involving EU Funds OCCRP

Guatemala pushes money laundering bill to avoid international sanctions UPI

🚚 TRAFFICKING

Bulgarian arms trafficker indicted for conspiring to supply military-grade weaponry to Mexican drug cartels DOJ 

Stronger Than Fentanyl: A Drug You’ve Never Heard of Is Killing Hundreds Every Year WSJ

Brazilian Police Officer Promoted Despite Arms Trafficking Charges OCCRP

‘Justice was not served’: Human trafficker sentenced in Nigeria ICIJ

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