Daily Intel Brief
Eritrea launches offensive in Ethiopian Tigray, the DEA warns of "Rainbow" fentanyl tablets, and a Senate report claims that U.S. spy agencies have fallen behind adversaries...
Counterterrorism
Research into the far-right social space on Telegram has shown that contemporary far-right extremist groups have started to shift their propaganda and self-stated agendas away from the nation-centric model of classic ‘old school’ nationalism. Instead, these same groups have…
Tunisia's anti-terrorism police detained for one day Ali Laarayedh, a former prime minister and senior official in the Islamist opposition Ennahda party, after an investigation into suspicions of sending jihadists to Syria, lawyers said on Tuesday. In the same case, the police…
Military & Defense
Eritrean troops have launched a full-scale offensive in Ethiopia's Tigray region, a spokesman for the Tigrayan rebel group, the TPLF, has said. A US envoy said the US was aware of Eritrean troops crossing into Tigray, and condemned it. The Eritrean and Ethiopian…
Myanmar’s military-ruled government on Tuesday denied reports it carried out an air attack on a school in the country’s turbulent north-central region that killed at least seven children, accusing the media of distorting the truth. Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun…
Cybersecurity
In the latest eye-watering crypto heist, Wintermute, a market-making firm, has been hacked for $160 million, according to its CEO. Early Tuesday morning, CEO Evgeny Gaevoy posted on Twitter that the company was experiencing an ongoing hack that had drained the funds…
Kiwi Farms is a website that hosts user-generated content and discussion forums. The site has been accused of doxing, harassment, and cyberbullying. Last month Hackread.com reported about Kiwi Farms and Cloudflare issues and now, reports are that the website has been hit by…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
U.S. spy agencies are poorly equipped to combat an expanding array of adversaries trying to steal vital secrets from institutions and businesses across American society, according to a Senate report released on Tuesday. The bipartisan report by the Senate Intelligence…
The San Diego-based company’s aeronautics division, which created the Predator drone and is a leading manufacturer of defense equipment, urged the federal government to reject the purchase of 370 acres for a corn milling plant. General Atomics aid it uses the local airspace…
Transnational Organized Crime
Spain has arrested 32 members of an organized crime group linked to the Italian ’ndrangheta mafia for alleged ties to large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering, Europol said Tuesday. The criminal gang, whose members are described as very violent, is believed to be…
The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the public of an alarming trend: colorful fentanyl tablets that look like candy. The street name for the pills is “Rainbow,” and the DEA says it appears to be how drug cartels are marketing the addictive and potentially deadly…