Daily Intel Brief
Abuja is on high alert after U.S. and U.K. issue terror warnings, an airstrike by Myanmar's military kill 60, and the DOJ charges two PRC intelligence officers with interfering in Huawei case...
Counterterrorism
The leader of a small but violent left-wing rebel group which has been terrorising rural communities in Paraguay has been killed in a clash with soldiers, officials say. Osvaldo Villalba was the leader of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP), which has carried out a…
Residents in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, were on high alert and avoided some places on Monday, a day after the U.S. and U.K. issued terror alerts about possible attacks in the city. The Department of State Services, which is Nigeria’s secret and intelligence police, called for…
Military & Defense
Air raids by Myanmar’s military on a celebratory event held by a prominent ethnic rebel group have killed dozens of people, including civilians, the rebels say. Colonel Naw Bu told AFP news agency on Monday that “two Myanmar military jets attacked” the ceremony held by the…
North and South Korea exchanged warning shots Monday along their disputed western sea boundary — a scene of past bloodshed and naval battles — in a development that raises worry of possible clashes after North Korea's recent barrage of weapons tests. South Korea's navy…
Cybersecurity
The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) has confirmed that one of its subsidiaries' email servers was hacked after the ''Black Reward' hacking group published stolen data online. AEOI says an unauthorized party from a specific foreign country, which is not named, stole…
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has issued an alert about potential Cuba Ransomware attacks against critical networks in the country. Starting on October 21, CERT-UA observed a new wave of phishing emails that impersonated the Press…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
Authorities in the United States have charged two alleged Chinese intelligence officers with attempting to interfere in the prosecution of a major Chinese telecommunications company in the US. The criminal complaint unsealed on Monday charged He Guochun and Wang…
Poland could increase sentences for espionage on behalf of a foreign state from 10 years to 25 years imprisonment, according to a government bill expected to be soon voted on by parliament’s lower house. The bill aimed at increasing the punishment of foreign spies was…
Transnational Organized Crime
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Myanmar on its blacklist for money laundering and terrorism financing alongside North Korea and Iran – the organization announced on Friday. Myanmar has failed to fulfill the action plan to address the strategic deficiencies it…
A Brazilian politician is in custody after throwing grenades at police officers who came to his house in Rio de Janeiro state to arrest him. Roberto Jefferson, an ally of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, wounded two officers before surrendering on Sunday. A Supreme Court judge…