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Taiwan holds military drills amid increased tensions, the internet in Kherson temporarily went dark, and China tried to infiltrate the Fed with informants...

Counterterrorism

Identities Of Terrorists’ Leaders, Who Attacked Nigerian Army Personnel In Bwari, Plan Attacks On Worship Centres In Abuja, Revealed

Some terrorists who planned to attack the Nigerian Law School in Abuja and later ambushed some Nigerian Army personnel in Bwari, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, were led by two kingpins. According to Daily Nigerian, the terrorists were led by two banditry kingpins…

Exclusive: Neo-Nazi Marine Plotted Mass Murder, Rape Campaigns with Group, Feds Say

Federal prosecutors say a former U.S. Marine plotted mass murder and sexual assault to “decrease the number of minority residents” in the United States as part of his membership in a far-right neo-Nazi group, “Rapekrieg.” Matthew Belanger was arrested on June 10 in New…

Military & Defense

Taiwan Holds Military Drills as Tensions Escalate With China

Taiwan’s president told a gathering of U.S. senators and former U.S., Australian and Japanese defense ministers that a coordinated response was necessary in the face of “unprecedented challenges,” as the island conducted a five-day flurry of military and civilian-preparedness…

Russian military plans sweeping war games in country's east

Russia will hold wide-ranging military drills in the country’s east as it continues regular troop training despite the action in Ukraine, Russia's military authorities said Tuesday. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Vostok 2022 (East 2022) exercise scheduled for Aug…

Cybersecurity

Internet disruptions hit Kherson as Ukrainian forces advance

Global network watchers report the Ukrainian city of Kherson went offline for hours Tuesday, continuing a pattern of connectivity disruptions that have plagued the country as it pushes back against Russia’s invasion. Kherson was the first major Ukrainian city to be occupied by…

Cybersecurity researchers have reiterated similarities between the latest iteration of the LockBit ransomware and BlackMatter, a rebranded variant of the DarkSide ransomware strain that closed shop in November 2021. The new version of LockBit, called LockBit 3.0…

Counterintelligence & Espionage

China Targeted Fed to Build Informant Network and Access Data, Probe Finds

China tried to build a network of informants inside the Federal Reserve system, at one point threatening to imprison a Fed economist during a trip to Shanghai unless he agreed to provide nonpublic economic data, a congressional investigation found. The investigation by…

Burgum calls for security review of Chinese firm's project

Gov. Doug Burgum is pressing federal officials to expedite a review of a Chinese company’s purchase of land in North Dakota for a wet corn milling plant to ensure it is not detrimental to national security. Fufeng Group’s planned $700 million project in Grand Forks has stirred…

Transnational Organized Crime

FBI wants to “intensify” efforts with Guyana to go after drug traffickers, money launderers, other organised criminals

Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) wants to work even more closely with Guyana to pursue perpetrators of organised crimes such as drugs traffickers, money launderers and human traffickers, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said Tuesday. “The team wishes to…

3rd set of human remains in 3 months found in drought-shrinking Lake Mead

For the third time since May, human remains have been discovered in Lake Mead near Las Vegas as the water level in the nation's largest reservoir continues to shrink to historic lows due to a decades-long drought, officials said. The human remains were found around 4:30…