Hello, Wednesday! It’s October 21, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: Wallet Linked to Drift Exploit Sends $61 Million in Ethereum to Tornado Cash, Lawyers see Maduro betting case as test for future prosecutions, Global ‘Chaos Inc’ grows to 101 groups with plans for new rounds of demonstrations, ISIS militants slaughter 70 civilians — some burned alive — amid growing clashes with Al Qaeda rivals in Mali, and much more…

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🎯 FEATURED STORY

Wallet Linked to Drift Exploit Sends $61 Million in Ethereum to Tornado Cash. The North Korea-linked attacker behind April's $295 million Drift heist pushed 25,700 ETH through the mixer in two hours, and still controls roughly $198 million more. Decrypt

🔥 TOP STORIES

‘It really would open the door’: Lawyers see Maduro betting case as test for future prosecutions Politico

Global ‘Chaos Inc’ grows to 101 groups with plans for new rounds of demonstrations Fox News

ISIS militants slaughter up to 70 civilians, with some burned alive, amid growing clashes with Al Qaeda rivals in Mali Daily Mail

A Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal. New York Times

Elon Musk Ordered Ukraine Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Kyiv Wall Street Journal

Feds raid NYC adult day cares in sweeping probe into Medicaid fraud involving money-laundering, kickbacks New York Post

FBI investigated whether Graham, Clyburn were involved in bribery scheme Hill

Russia buys ‘holiday homes’ around Nato bases Telegraph

CFTC Secures Federal Court Orders Requiring Former Long Island Resident and His Firm to Pay Over $288 Million for Operating a Commodity Pool Ponzi Scheme CFTC

Iran Strikes More Ship Engine Rooms in Ramp-Up of Hormuz Attacks Bloomberg

Trump to Offer Up to $30,000 for Tips That Expose Government Fraud Wall Street Journal

Two men re-arrested in RAF Fairford investigation BBC

The BookKeeper investigates FIFA’s ‘Forward’ fund: How it’s managed and who gets what The Athletic

Tether: Senator's investigation misses positive work that's led to lower Iran volumes CoinDesk

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

Beijing blasts US sanctions on 5 Chinese firms tied to ex-Google engineer Associated Press

US nearing deal with Russia to free multiple jailed Americans ABC News

Vučić Rejects Russia Sanctions, Blames Foreign Powers for Protests OCCRP

China commerce ministry announces export controls for tunnel boring machines Reuters

Pentagon threatens universities that have ties to 'foreign entities of concern' DefenseScoop

🚀 SANCTIONS & TERROR

IRGC Threatens Undersea Internet Cables in Strait of Hormuz IranWire

More Republicans break with Trump on Russia sanctions Semafor

Kallas buys time on EU response to US sanctions against the ICC Politico

Crude Loading In Iran Stopped In Late August, Tracker Says Daily Caller

Iran tells Munir it won't allow any enriched nuclear material to leave country Iran International

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Ex-cons, deadbeats oversee Detroit agency fleeced in $19M alleged fraud Detroit News

Eric Adams looms large over criminal bribery trial of former city official Politico

Feds subpoena Soros-backed Philly DA Larry Krasner after judge's referral over pressure campaign New York Post

Winery owned by Ilhan Omar's husband shuttered due to fraud Fox News

South Pacific Ponzi Scam “King” Noah Musingku Dies OCCRP

Migrants pretend to criticize Erdogan to gain asylum in Germany Telegraph

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Russian APT28 Breaches NATO Naval Shipbuilder in NATO Country, Deploys New Reflective Loader The Hacker News

Wolcott Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Stemming from Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme DOJ

Ahold Delhaize: Cyberattack affects services across US and Europe BleepingComputer

The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs Ars Technica

Mastercard Brings Its Fraud-Fighting Tools to Stablecoin Payments Decrypt

Anonymous hackers leak alleged email archive with hundreds of thousands of messages from Alternative for Germany party Insider

🚚 TRAFFICKING

Pimping websites: Human trafficking 'hidden in plain sight' online BBC

Guatemalan National Extradited to the United States Sentenced for Involvement in 2022 Mass Casualty Alien Smuggling Event DOJ

Gangs in Haiti target foreign troops in the biggest attack since a new force began operations AP

Grand jury returns 13-count superseding indictment following Homeland Security Task Force investigation into Sinaloa Cartel‑linked weapons scheme DOJ

Nature Credits: Europe’s Next Financial Crime Blind Spot RUSI

“Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.” —Jonathan Swift

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