Sep 18, 2026
Hackers illegally accessed Liechtenstein's Register of Beneficial Economic Owners during the night of July 29-30, 2026, stealing data on approximately 31,000 companies and foundations. The government has established a crisis cell to investigate the breach of the register, which was created in April 2021 to combat money laundering and financial crime.
Audio recordings published by Intercept Brasil show Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil's leading right-wing presidential hopeful, requesting between $12-26.8 million from imprisoned banker Daniel Vorcaro, who is at the center of a multibillion-dollar bank fraud scandal. The revelation has rattled Brazilian financial markets and threatens to derail Bolsonaro's 2026 presidential campaign.