In the Zhytomyr region, an SBU employee leaked confidential information about phone numbers in exchange for bribes
Officers from the State Bureau of Investigations, with the assistance of the Security Service of Ukraine, detained an investigative officer from the Korosten District Department of the Security Service of Ukraine in Zhytomyr Oblast who, according to the investigation, was passing on confidential information about the owners of phone numbers to third parties in exchange for money.
The SBI emphasizes that combating criminal offenses committed by high-ranking officials of law enforcement and government agencies remains one of the agency’s key priorities.
The Bureau states that it systematically uncovers such crimes and brings investigations to a procedural conclusion.
According to the DBR, the detainee had access to a classified official database. This allowed him to obtain information about incoming and outgoing phone calls, as well as the exact locations of subscribers.
The law enforcement officer was supposed to use this data to carry out official duties and track down criminals. However, according to the investigation, the man decided to use his official access for his own benefit and to “traffick” in the information he obtained.
As the investigation established, the operative had been running this illegal “business” since at least May 2026.
He was exposed after another client approached the law enforcement officer. The man wanted to check his wife’s phone number because he suspected her of cheating.
The client was required to pay 50,000 hryvnias for the information about the number.
According to the investigation, the law enforcement officer thus turned his official access to confidential information and data on telephone connections into a source of illegal income.
This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation’s press service.
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