Daily Intel Brief
IRGC targets US officials, North Korea threatens to expand nukes, and $10M offered for Russian hackers...
Counterterrorism
Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed Tuesday there is an “ongoing threat” against past and present American officials by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, just weeks after reports revealed the State Department is paying millions of dollars to protect former…
The Security Council of Moldova's breakaway Transdniestria region has reported a "terrorist attack" on a military unit near the city of Tiraspol, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday. According to Novosti PMR, a local news agency, it was one of three such attacks on…
Military & Defense
One of the most senior US officials in the Pacific has refused to rule out military action against Solomon Islands if it were to allow China to establish a military base there, saying that the security deal between the countries presented “potential regional security implications”…
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un threatened to boost his nuclear arsenal at "maximum speed" and said he would use his nuclear forces if his country is provoked in a speech during a military parade Monday night. "We will continue to implement measures aimed at…
Cybersecurity
The State Department has announced it is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on a group of Russian cybercriminals In a press release on Tuesday, the department said its Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is seeking information on six…
A prolific botnet has reemerged with new techniques to infect Windows PC with malware. Once described as the most dangerous malware botnet in existence, Emotet helped cyber criminals to distribute malware and ransomware to victims around the world, before being…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
Explosions reported in the Moldovan separatist region of Transnistria in the last 24 hours appear to be part of an effort by Russian intelligence to build the case for foreign intervention, Moldova's former defense minister told Insider. Transnistria — a long sliver of land along…
Trade officials in the United Kingdom have announced a new ban on exporting technology to Russia that could be used to spy on Ukrainians. The U.K.'s Department for International Trade on Monday announced the latest trade sanctions against Russia following a meeting…
Transnational Organized Crime
Security forces on Tuesday thwarted the weapons smuggling, believed to have been the work of Hezbollah, across the border from Lebanon and seized assault rifles and about 100 hand grenades. IDF forces spotted suspects approaching the Lebanese side of the border fence…
Mexican officials are reporting the capture of a La Linea cartel lieutenant believed to be behind the Good Friday massacre of six people on a highway near the U.S. border. Juan Manuel G.R., a.k.a. "El Johnny," was arrested at the Cancun International Airport…