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Operation Blackout
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The FBI, under director Kash Patel, says its Operation Blackout disrupted fraud networks and hit $15 billion—but officials have not clearly specified which scam crackdown produced the money. Questions are being raised about how the figure was calculated and what exactly was seized, prompting scrutiny from outlets and the public.
- 2Ukrenergo expects no power outages in Ukraine on Friday●Укренерго не прогнозує відключень світла у п'ятницю В Україні у п'ятницю, 2 жовтня, обмеження споживання електроенергії
Ukraine's national grid operator Ukrenergo says no restrictions on electricity consumption or scheduled blackouts are planned for Friday, 2 October. The operator expects the power system to cover demand that day. The announcement offers reassurance to Ukrainians who have faced repeated outages amid damage to energy infrastructure, and is being shared as part of routine daily updates on the country's electricity supply situation.
- 3Power cuts hit Kyiv and five regions after Russian strikes●В Киеве и еще пяти областях из-за российских атак фиксируют отключения света, — "Укрэнерго" После ударов по энергетическ
Ukraine's national grid operator Ukrenergo reports electricity outages in Kyiv and parts of five regions following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Consumers are without power in parts of the capital and in Kyiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Sumy regions. The strikes on the power system have again disrupted supply ahead of the winter period, with repair crews working to restore connections.
- 4Patel reveals global scam 'cities' under Operation Blackout●Inside Operation Blackout: Patel reveals global scam ‘cities’ targeting your parents’ life savings
FBI Director Kash Patel has detailed Operation Blackout, an effort targeting large-scale overseas scam compounds that run fraud schemes aimed at draining elderly Americans' life savings. Describing them as scam 'cities', Patel says the networks operate industrial-style call centres abroad. The remarks have drawn attention to the growing scale of transnational fraud targeting older people and calls for tougher international action.