Read

/send

<div class="protos">
 <div>
  <div>
   <div>
    <p>Poland has found a spy ring made up of 14 citizens from across <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Russia" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/russia.html">Russia</a>, Belarus, and <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Ukraine" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/ukraine.html">Ukraine</a> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="guilty" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/guilty.html">guilty</a> of <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="espionage" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/espionage.html">espionage</a> after accepting <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> payments of up to $10,000 to derail trains and monitor military targets in support of <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Russia" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/russia.html">Russia</a>.</p>
    <p>According to the Agency French Press, a Polish court found the spy ring guilty of acts of&nbsp;espionage on Tuesday. The spies planned to derail supply trains en route to Ukraine while also monitoring military targets.&nbsp;Additionally, they were ordered to distribute Russian propaganda, burn homes, and beat people.</p>
    <p>“After examining the case… the court found all the defendants guilty of the crimes charged, and found some of them to be operating within an organized criminal group,” said judge Jaroslaw Kowalski.</p>
    <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-russian-spies-earned-10k-to-derail-critical-trains-to-ukraine">Russian spies earned $10K to derail critical trains to Ukraine</h2>
    <p>The spy ring was partly made up of “two Ukrainian lawyers and a political scientist, a French language teacher, a pharmacy technician, (and) a software engineer.”</p>
    <p>At least six cameras were found to have been installed by the group, though they ordered many more. These were set up with their own power supplies and communication capabilities, and were operable via mobile phone. This allowed the spies to constantly monitor air, rail, and military transports critical to the invasion of Ukraine.</p>
    <p>Among these were the naval port in Gdynia, border crossings, and key railway lines used for weapons and humanitarian aid into Ukraine, Polish media reports.</p>
    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-protos wp-block-embed-protos">
     <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
      <blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6A3oPZUM01">
       Wirecard exec accused of being Russian spy by Western officials: WSJ
      </blockquote><iframe class="wp-embedded-content" sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" style="position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);" title="“Wirecard exec accused of being Russian spy by Western officials: WSJ” — Protos" src="https://protos.com/wirecard-exec-accused-of-being-russian-spy-by-western-officials-wsj/embed/#?secret=c2qR4TzsvG#?secret=6A3oPZUM01" data-secret="6A3oPZUM01" width="500" height="282" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>
     </div>
    </figure>
    <p><em>Read more: Ex-NSA worker sold gov’t secrets for crypto to benefit Russia</em></p>
    <p>Members of the spy ring reportedly accepted payments between $300 and $10,000 worth of cryptocurrency for various tasks. Putting up a pro-Russian poster would grant $5, mounting a camera earned them $300 to $400, and they would receive $10,000 for derailing a train. Their orders came from Russia via Telegram.&nbsp;</p>
    <p>A <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Russia" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/russia.html">Russia</a>n ice hockey player was also involved and reportedly shared the details of critical infrastructure with <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Russia" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/russia.html">Russia</a>n intelligence. His arrest in June prompted Moscow to express a “strong protest” against Poland’s actions.&nbsp;</p>
    <p>Two persons who have denied the allegations are to be tried in court.</p>
    <p><em>Got a tip? Send us an email or ProtonMail. For more informed news, follow us on&nbsp;X,&nbsp;</em><em>Instagram</em><em>,&nbsp;</em><em>Bluesky</em><em>, and&nbsp;</em><em>Google News</em><em>, or subscribe to our&nbsp;</em><em>YouTube</em><em>&nbsp;channel.</em></p>
   </div>
  </div>
 </div>
</div>
<p>Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/for-crypto-and-russia-spy-ring-guilty-of-ukraine-espionage-tbt74269.html">https://thebittimes.com/for-crypto-and-russia-spy-ring-guilty-of-ukraine-espionage-tbt74269.html</a></p>

For crypto and Russia: Spy ring guilty of Ukraine espionage

Table of Contents

TheBitTimes

Other articles published on Dec 20, 2023

Cardano to Train Petrobras Staff on Blockchain, Participants to Earn NFT Rewards

SEI Token Rocks Altcoin Market With 50% Surge: What’s Driving The Momentum?

Layer 3 Foundation Unveils Testnet for Yellow Clearing Network

MEVerse and XPLA forge partnership to herald new era of blockchain gaming

GameSwift Introduces GS Pay to Bridge the Gap Between Web2 and Web3 Payments

Investor Ramai Melirik Potensi Masa Depan XRP Ripple dan Retik Finance, Mana yang Lebih Menarik?

Join our free newsletter for daily crypto updates!