# Russian oligarch's financial network crashed thanks to a crank and a cleaner — retained record > Retained news record from news:theregister. Canonical: https://highsignal.app/data/records/a0cb0d13f38f0802 [← sources](https://highsignal.app/data) source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:theregister) published 2026-05-29 06:32 ingested 2026-05-29 09:44 [Advanced Micro Devices Inc](https://highsignal.app/entities/AMD)[original source ↗](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/29/russian-oligarchs-financial-network-crashed-thanks-to-a-crank-and-a-cleaner/5243167) ## extract MOST POPULAR EVENTS - Overcoming the trade-offs in data sovereignty What does data sovereignty actually mean for your network, which trade-offs are unavoidable? 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