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The Ministry of Digital Development did not confirm the hacking of eGov after reports of a data leak

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The Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development has commented on the circulating information about the sale on the darknet of a database containing personal data of Kazakhstani citizens. The department stated that there is as yet no confirmed data regarding a breach of e-government information systems or the acquisition of the database directly from eGov.

A darknet user has claimed to be selling a database of 15 million Kazakhstani citizens.

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A darknet forum user under the handle shymzz13 has put up for sale a database which, according to their claim, contains the personal data of 15 million residents of Kazakhstan. The seller stated that they obtained the information after breaching the state service eGov.

A suspect in tax evasion has been returned to Kazakhstan from South Korea.

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The Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA), with the assistance of Interpol from the Republic of Korea, has returned Ulan Baibolov to Kazakhstan, who had previously been placed on the international wanted list. According to the investigation, he was a member of an organised criminal group (OCG) whose activities were linked to the systematic evasion of taxes and other mandatory payments to the budget.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs' CPI announced procurements worth 24 billion tenge for document production.

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The Information and Production Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (IPC MIA) has announced procurements related to the production of documents totalling more than 24 billion tenge since the beginning of 2026. Among the materials are chip modules, polycarbonate, document paper, fluorescent thread and other components for passports and identity cards.

Three suspects have been detained in connection with the deaths of six workers in the Pavlodar region.

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Three suspects have been detained and placed in a temporary detention centre (TDC) as part of the criminal case into the deaths of six workers during work in a sewer manhole on the territory of an enterprise in the village of Zholaman, Aktogay district, Pavlodar region.

The prosecutor requested a life sentence for the defendant in the case of the murder of Nurai Serikbai.

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The prosecutor asked the court to sentence Sherkhan Aymakhan to life imprisonment in the case of the murder of 21-year-old Nuray Serikbay in Shymkent. Court debates in the case began after the completion of the main part of the proceedings.

A combine harvester worth 100 million tenge caught fire on the first day of harvesting in Kostanay Region.

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On 10 August, in the fields of Kaisar-Agro LLP in the village of Novonezhinka, Auliekol district, Kostanay region, a combine harvester caught fire. The blaze occurred on the first day of the harvest campaign, and the value of the machinery is around 100 million tenge.

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Former head of Kazakh Freemasons tried to cling to power through fake signatures

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Inside a Kazakhstani Masonic lodge, a scandal erupted: a former leader attempted to extend his powers using a protocol signed by individuals who were not present at the meeting. The court declared the document invalid. The incident was reported by the current Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kazakhstan, Sergei Kravchenko.

Contraband cigarettes have seized a fifth of Kazakhstan's market

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Illegal tobacco is being sold openly — in queues, at central markets, just a few blocks from the tax office. The grey market's share has reached 20%, and for every pack sold, the state budget loses around 400 tenge. FBRI founder Kirill Pavlov has conducted an investigation in several cities across Kazakhstan and uncovered how the system operates, who is behind it, and why the state has failed to close this loophole for years.

Analysis of documents from Kazakhstani parties has revealed over 230 serious errors in their charters and programmes.

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Founder of the FBRK Kirill Pavlov used Claude AI to check the charters and programmes of all seven officially registered parties in Kazakhstan. The impetus was the President's instruction to step up work with artificial intelligence. Result: 14 documents, over 230 serious errors.

Vet control without control, or why farmers treat livestock based on advice from messaging apps

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The Ministry of Agriculture has officially stated that there is no foot-and-mouth disease in Kazakhstan. Biological samples are under investigation. Affected saiga antelopes, according to the department, are suffering from ticks. The disease has also not been detected in them.
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