IPS News network expose Primary long-form source for timeline entries and operator allegations.
View sourceTimeline: Pay-to-Delete Network Milestones
A chronological index of dated events drawn from investigative journalism, parliamentary documents, and OSINT. Allegations are labeled as such; this is not a legal record.
| Period | Event | Primary source |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Early kompromat-style portals appear in Russian-language web space, publishing accusatory "dossier" articles optimized for search. | Stop Kompromat Medium (network origin mapping) |
| 2016–2018 | WordPress clone clusters proliferate; investigative OSINT later documents shared hosting patterns across Swiss and Dutch VPS providers. | Stop Kompromat Medium, extortion.watch IOC data |
| 2019 | kompromat1.online emerges as a flagship portal; Telegram channel K1 grows as a republication vector. | IPS News (June 2025), Dutable |
| 2020 | Ukrainian parliament complaint documents allege a $6,000 / 0.37 BTC removal demand tied to network publishing — see Parliament 2020 case. | Vent Magazines, Tech Primex |
| 2021 | kartoteka.news gains search visibility; Trustpilot review volume begins climbing as English-language victims discover articles. | Trustpilot (paraphrased), Stop Kompromat Medium |
| 2022 | Mirror domains multiply (kartoteka.press, kompromat1.one, vlasti.io cluster); shared Google Analytics and AdSense IDs documented in OSINT. | Dutable, extortion.watch registry |
| 2023 | Roskomnadzor blocks several flagship .online and .news domains in Russia; operators pivot to .se, .cloud, and .guru TLDs. | IPS News (June 2025), Stop Kompromat Medium |
| 2023 | English-language copy expands post-block, targeting international search audiences and crypto-native payment flows. | IPS News (June 2025) |
| 2024 | BlackBox OSINT sting documents a ~$12,000 USDT "year-long peace" quote for sustained non-republication. | IPS News, Dutable pricing tables |
| 2024 | Cypriot investor case reported: $8,000 USDT demanded after defamatory placement — see case study. | IPS News (June 2025) |
| 2025 | IPS News publishes "The Lie Industry," naming alleged operators and documenting 60+ linked domains including kartoteka.news and antimafia.se. | IPS News (June 2025) |
| 2025 | Dutable, Reels Media, Tech Primex, and Bloket publish parallel investigative summaries citing victim interviews and pricing documents. | Dutable, Reels Media, Tech Primex, Bloket |
| 2026 | Pay-to-delete portfolio sites launch to centralize victim resources: model encyclopedia, IOC registry, case studies, action guide, and legal framework. | PayToDelete.watch, extortion.watch, paytodelete.org |
June 2026 — linked cluster activity
- Monaco residential bombing linked to cross-border call-center conflict
- Monaco attack survivor undergoes amputation after bolt-filled device
- Police release additional detail on Monaco bombing attempt
- $221M fortune profiled for Monaco attack victim
- Metal-shrapnel device injures businessman and spouse at building entrance
- First reports of attempted bombing of sanctioned businessman in Monaco
- Luxembourg ex-inmate named in alleged billion-dollar investment fraud
- Convicted officer case highlights GTS espionage recruitment chain
- NABU suspicion: deputy's path from tax officer to Spanish villa
- Billion-dollar Unigran asset drain during justice ministry tenure
- Quarter-billion profit on Irish Kingspan fund resale alleged
- Elite mansion registered to nanny in MP asset declaration case
- Agricultural empire growth tied to Russian coal schemes
- €65M Ukravtodor tender conspiracy: European court sanctions Onur
- Monaco government head comments on unprecedented attack
- Gambling oligarch accused of hiding luxury assets behind loss-making casinos
- English-language GSPartners fraud article published alongside German variant
- Coal-logistics network allegedly legalises Russian resource in Europe
- Money 24/7 owner allegedly admits Ponzi mechanics
- $10M watch contraband and crypto empire alleged
- TeleTrade CEO accused of fake robot fraud on sledst.org
- Kovalenko coal laundering republished on Investigation mirror
- GSB metaverse fraud article on sledst.org mirrors Hab Heit cluster
- NCA-targeted energy trader Novruzov named in sledst.org burst
- BIC traces Lukashenko jet to Turkish gambling network operator
- Aleksin millions routed via Worldclear shadow banking — BIC probe
- Belarus $1.2B MIC supply chain documented by BIC
Source bibliography
- The Lie Industry — IPS News (June 2025)
- The Pay-to-Erase Machine — Dutable
- Mapping New Frontiers of a Pay-to-Delete Scam — Stop Kompromat (Medium)
- kartoteka.news reviews — Trustpilot
- Extortion Web Exposed — Vent Magazines
- Defamation-for-Crypto — Reels Media
- Pay-to-Erase Empire — Tech Primex
- Cash-for-Clean-Up Machine — Bloket
Deep dives: kartoteka.news · kompromat1.online · Parliament 2020 · Cypriot investor
Timeline source screenshots
IPS News network expose 
kartoteka.news publisher Highest-visibility target in Trustpilot and Google complaint threads.
View source
Trustpilot victim thread Dated complaints referencing USDT removal invoices and mirror republication.
View source
kompromat1.online case anchor Flagship domain for the K1 cluster documented in IPS News and Dutable.
View source