Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

BrianKrebs @briankrebs@infosec.exchange

3/11/2025, 4:52:45 PM

Public

Scoop: Alleged Co-Founder of sanctioned cryptocurrency exchange Garantex arrested in India.

Authorities in India today arrested the alleged co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.S. government in 2022 for facilitating tens of billions of dollars in money laundering by transnational criminal and cybercriminal organizations. Sources close to the investigation told KrebsOnSecurity the Lithuanian national Aleksej Besciokov, 46, was apprehended while vacationing on the coast of India with his family.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/03/alleged-co-founder-of-garantex-arrested-in-india/

A photo of Varkala beach, in Southwest India. To the left are tall, green and orange cliffs above a broad, curved beach with people lounging here and there. To the right is the ocean, with whitecaps coming toward the shore.

Aleksej Besciokov, pictured looking at his computer screen. He has cropped hair that is tinted orange and pink.

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