Daily Intel Brief
Russia to withdraw troops from Kherson, Canada and Australia expose Pakistan as hub of terrorism, and Canada warns businesses of deepening ties with China over security concerns...
Counterterrorism
In a scathing indictment of Islamabad, the Canadian and Australian governments have warned their citizens to be alert in Pakistan as the country is marred by “terrorism, civil unrest, sectarian violence, and kidnappings.” “Several terrorist groups operate across the…
The M23, a former Tutsi rebellion, took up arms at the end of 2021 and conquered several localities in the Rutshuru territory in North Kivu, including Bunagana, a strategic town on the Ugandan border, last June. After several weeks of calm, the rebels resumed their offensive on…
Military & Defense
Russia's commander in Ukraine, Gen Sergei Surovikin, said it was no longer possible to keep supplying the city. The withdrawal means Russian forces will pull out entirely from the western bank of the River Dnipro. It is a significant blow as Russia faces a Ukrainian…
The Pentagon says Russia and China appear to be “edging toward an alliance” at a time when Western nations are seeking to isolate Moscow over its war on Ukraine. Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, told reporters on Tuesday that “we should expect the…
Cybersecurity
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 68 vulnerabilities – 11 of them critical – including two zero days known together as “ProxyNotShell”. Cybersecurity experts told The Record many of the vulnerabilities are currently being exploited in the wild by hackers. According to Spurti…
Hackers are conducting a massive black hat search engine optimization (SEO) campaign by compromising almost 15,000 websites to redirect visitors to fake Q&A discussion forums. The attacks were first spotted by Sucuri, who says that each compromised site contains…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
Canada’s foreign minister said Wednesday that China is an increasingly disruptive, global power and warned businesses against deepening their ties, saying there were “geopolitical risks.” Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly made the remarks at the Munk School of Global…
A former Navy nuclear engineer and his wife, who were accused of trying to sell military secrets using a peanut butter sandwich, found out how long they will spend in prison Wednesday. A judge sentenced Jonathan Toebbe, 44, of Annapolis to 19 years and 4 months…
Transnational Organized Crime
An investigation by the German Regional Police (Landespolizei Osnabrück), the Dutch National Police (Politie) and the Dutch Prosecution Office of Amsterdam (Functioneel Parket), supported by Europol, led to the dismantling of a criminal network involved in the…
Three Americans were found dead at an Airbnb in Mexico City for a trip to celebrate the Day of the Dead, authorities and family said Wednesday. Kandace Florence, 28, of Virginia Beach, was staying with high school friend Jordan Marshall, 28, also of Virginia Beach, along…