Counterterrorism
A new Secret Service report released on Tuesday details the growing threat of violent attacks toward women from men who call themselves "involuntary celibates," or "incels." The 26-page report was published by the Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center (NATC)…
General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, said Tuesday that ISIS attacks are likely to “ramp up” in the coming months as the Taliban has struggled to limit the group since taking control of Afghanistan. “The Taliban is attempting to maintain pressure…
Military & Defense
China's rapid military modernization and rising tensions across the Taiwan Strait have stoked concerns that Beijing could soon try to seize the self-ruled island. The high-end weaponry that China has displayed in recent years, such as long-range missiles and a dizzying array of…
The United States told European and Asian allies in a diplomatic cable that China has expressed some willingness to provide financial and military aid to Russia, CNN reported, citing a U.S. diplomat and Western official. Two sources familiar told the network Russia…
Cybersecurity
Ransomware gangs have become well-oiled moneymaking machines in their quest for criminal profit. But since December, a seemingly new group called Lapsus$ has added chaotic energy to the field, cavorting about with a strong social media presence on Telegram, a string of…
Hacking collective Anonymous says it breached Russia federal agency Roskomnadzor last week and leaked 360,000 files (800GB). The hacktivist collective Anonymous continues its self-declared war against Russia, after it claimed to have breached a federal agency…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
Amid the ongoing security crisis between Russia and Ukraine, China on Monday claimed that it has detected a cyber spy tool used by US National Security Agency (NSA) controlling global internet equipment. According to a report by Chinese state-owned media Global Times…
In 2020, a United States naval engineer and his wife made the fateful decision to try to sell some of America’s most closely guarded military secrets, the technology behind the nuclear reactors that power the U.S. submarine fleet. Then the couple faced another important choice…
Transnational Organized Crime
Interpol announced on Tuesday the launch of its Center Against Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption (IFCACC) as a global response to the exponential growth of such crime at the transnational level. His work will focus on combating money-laundering and the use of…
A group of 122 migrants arrived in the US by boat Monday, landing about 20 miles north of Key West, Florida, officials said. The migrants' arrival was a "maritime smuggling event," according to US Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar. There is a "coordinated…