Counterterrorism

Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges After Aiding Foreign Organization

A Tennessee woman has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges Tuesday after providing support and materials that were intended to go to a foreign terrorist organization. The United States Department of Justice announced on Tuesday 36-year-old Georgianna Giampietro, of Sparta…

Man Whose Two Sons Died Fighting in Syria Found Guilty of Promoting Terrorism in Brighton Mosque

A father whose two sons died fighting in Syria has been found guilty of encouraging violent jihad in a speech at his local mosque. Abubaker Deghayes, 53, promoted "jihad by sword" when he addressed worshippers at the Brighton Mosque and Muslim Community Centre…

Man who Planted IED in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens Convicted of Terrorism

Nikolaos Karvounakis, 35, who is a Greek National, pled guilty to being in possession of items for a terrorist purpose at the High Court in Edinburgh today - Wednesday, January 19. The IED was discovered in a public shelter in Princes Street Gardens on January 11, 2018…

Military & Defense

US Boosts Military Aid to Ukraine as Russia Tensions Soar

As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Ukraine, the Biden administration said Wednesday it’s providing an additional $200 million in defensive military aid to the country amid soaring fears of a Russian invasion. A senior U.S. State Department official said the…

Marines Report 'Multiple Casualties' in Military Vehicle Crash Near Camp Lejeune

The Marines reported 'multiple casualties' on Wednesday after a military vehicle crashed near Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Earlier in the day, the 2nd Marine Logistics Group said it was aware of a vehicle rollover involving service members. "We are aware of a vehicle rollover…

Russian-Led Security Troops Leave Kazakhstan as President Fires Defense Minister

The Russian Defense Ministry says all the troops deployed to Kazakhstan by a Russia-led security alliance this month to help quell violent unrest have left the former Soviet nation, with the last four military planes landing outside Moscow on Wednesday. The Collective…

Cybersecurity

President Biden Signs Memo to Help Improve Military Cybersecurity

President Biden is following his executive order on cybersecurity with more concrete action. The leader has signed a memorandum aiming to improve digital security for the Defense Department, the intelligence community and national security systems. The notice sets firmer…

OpenSubtitles Discloses Successful Extortion Attempt, Data Breach

OpenSubtitles, a website that provides free subtitles for movie fans, has disclosed today that it was hacked last year and subsequently paid a ransom to silence the hacker about the attack. The company disclosed today the incident after a copy of the stolen files leaked online and…

Nigerian Police Arrest 11 Individuals in BEC Crackdown

Police in Nigeria, with the help of Interpol, have arrested 11 individuals in the country for their alleged involvement in business email compromise (BEC) scams associated with more than 50,000 targets worldwide. Six of those arrested were identified as members of…

Counterintelligence & Espionage

Jailed French Tourist to Appear in Iran Court on Spying Charges -Lawyer

A jailed French tourist in Iran, Benjamin Briere, will appear before a Revolutionary Court on Thursday on spying charges, his lawyer said on Wednesday, over a year after his arrest while operating a remote-controlled mini helicopter in a desert area. "Benjamin will attend the…

Fishermen Rewarded for Netting Spy Devices

Jiangsu province rewarded 11 fishermen and five other people on Monday after they captured suspected underwater spy devices in China's territorial waters. Fishermen in the coastal province have fished out 10 suspected foreign spy devices since 2020, which had functions…

Carlos Dada of El Faro: Bukele’s Government is “The Only Suspect” in Telephone Espionage

Carlos Dada, founder and director of the Salvadoran online news site El Faro, has “no doubt” regarding who was behind the telephone surveillance of 22 members of his team. During 2020 and 2021, these journalists and other employees were victims of massive espionage, using the…

Transnational Organized Crime

Illicit Crime Cash ‘Flowing’ Through Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro – Report

Millions of euros generated from corruption, tax evasion and organized crime are moving through Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia every year, a new report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, GI-TOC, published on…

Rio Police Occupy Favelas in New Push to Combat Gangs

Hundreds of heavily-armed police occupied the Jacarezinho neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday morning in a renewed effort to bring security and public services to "favela" slums dominated by gangs of drug dealers, authorities said. Governor Claudio Castro said…

Italian Police Arrest Alleged Black Axe Nigerian Mafia Members Over Trafficking

Four alleged members of the Nigerian mafia have been arrested in southern Italy after a young sex trafficking survivor spoke out against them. The men, who were arrested in Palermo and Taranto in the early hours of Tuesday, allegedly belong to the feared Black Axe, a cult-like…