Counterterrorism

Uganda Charges 15 with Terrorism for Role in IS-Linked Bombings

Uganda on Thursday charged 15 people with offences including terrorism and aiding terrorism related to their alleged role in bombings in the country's capital and elsewhere in October and November that left at least nine people dead. In the early hours of Nov. 16…

Bangladeshi Construction Worker Charged with Terrorism Financing

A 27-year-old Bangladeshi construction worker was on Thursday (23 December) charged at the State Courts with terrorism financing — for providing $891 to Syria-based organisations over 15 occasions via online platforms. Ahmed Faysal started working in Singapore in…

Greek Counter-Terrorism Police Arrest Iraqi National for ISIS links

Greek counter-terrorism police on Thursday has re-arrested a 40 year old Iraqi national in Athens charging him for ISIS membership. According to Greek police, the man had been arrested before on December 7 by the Foreign Nationals Directorate of Attica on charges…

Military & Defense

US and Japan Draw Up Joint Military Plan in Case of Taiwan Emergency – Report

Japanese and US armed forces have drawn up a draft plan for a joint operation for a possible Taiwan emergency, Japan’s Kyodo news agency has reported, amid increased tensions between the island and China. Under the plan, the US marine corps would set up temporary bases on…

New Satellite Images Show the Russian Military's Alarming Buildup Along the Ukrainian Border

New satellite images show the Russian military's alarming buildup along the Ukrainian border and in Crimea. Russia's buildup of personnel and equipment, including tanks, artillery, and armored troop carriers, has stoked fears of a future invasion — plans that Russia has denied…

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shows Off 'Combat Capability' During Military Drill In Pacific Ocean

China has conducted a military drill involving its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, east of Okinawa, in the Pacific Ocean. Analysts said the exercises, which had fighter jets and helicopter operations indicated the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) increased combat…

Cybersecurity

Five Eyes Warns of 'Severe' Cyber Threat

Intelligence agencies are warning of a cyber storm that could affect everyone from gamers to big and small businesses, hospitals, transport and power systems. "This is an evolving situation, and new vulnerabilities are being discovered," the Australian, United States…

Capital Region Medical Center Targeted in Cyber Attack

Capital Region Medical Center broke its silence Wednesday on an incident that left its network and phone systems down over the past six days. CRMC discovered a disruption early Friday morning to its network systems. It disabled its network as a security measure and…

Russian Hacker’s $1.7M Restitution Order Overturned

A Russian cyber-criminal who hacked into three tech companies and stole more than 100 million user credentials will not have to pay restitution to his corporate victims. Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin was found guilty in July 2020 of causing data breaches at LinkedIn…

Counterintelligence & Espionage

White House: Russia Stepping Up Disinformation In Possible Invasion Prelude

Moscow has “stepped up efforts” to portray Ukraine and the United States as the instigator of increased tensions that include a massive buildup of Russian forces along the Ukrainian border, a senior White House official told reporters on Thursday. That came hours after…

Mossad Chief Love Triangle: Husband of Spy's Mistress Says He Leaked

The husband of a former Mossad chief's flight attendant mistress has accused him of leaking state secrets and boasting about undercover operations. Guy Shiker has claimed ex-spy boss Yossi Cohen, 60, told him and his then-wife how he was recruited to the Israeli spy agency…

Julian Assange's Lawyers Start Process for Supreme Court Appeal to Stop WikiLeaks Founder Being Extradited to US and Tried on Espionage Charges

Julian Assange's lawyers have started the process for a Supreme Court appeal to stop the WikiLeaks founder being extradited to the US and tried on espionage charges, his fiancee has said. Stella Moris said Assange filed an application to bring an appeal shortly after 11am…

Transnational Organized Crime

Smuggling Migrants Can Be Lucrative: Minister Says It Generates US $14 Billion a Year

The regional migrant smuggling business is worth an estimated US $14 billion a year, Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Wednesday. He told reporters that a network of migrant smugglers operates in Central America and parts of South America and charge people…

Grenada Police Say Dead People Found on Drifting Boat May Have Been Victims of Human Smuggling

Grenada police Wednesday said that preliminary investigations into the discovery of seven bodies in a boat found drifting within the island's maritime on December 12 suggest that the deceased may have been victims of human trafficking or smuggling…

Crooks Who Ran £70 Million Money Laundering Racket Jailed

Two underworld criminals who ran a £70 million money laundering racket, including £10 million in Covid bounce-back loans, have been jailed for a total of 33 years. Artem Terzyan, 38, from Russia and Deivis Grochiatskij, 44, from Lithuania, even laundered the loans which…