Counterterrorism
Rebel-Held Syria Is the New Capital of Global Terrorism
In early February, two dozen American Delta Force commandos descended on a town in northwest Syria near the Turkish border to apprehend the Islamic State’s chief, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. He blew himself up, just like his predecessor Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi…
Teens Arrested After Bomb Threats at D.C. High Schools; More Threats Reported
D.C. police said two teenagers were arrested after bomb threats at several schools in the District on Wednesday forced the evacuations of hundreds of students and staffers from buildings across the city. News of the arrests came as the region’s schools endured another…
The Manchester Arena bomber repeatedly told his friends and family that he wanted to launch a terrorist attack on a "public space" but none of them took him seriously, a public inquiry has heard. The inquiry in Manchester heard from a prison officer, who cannot be…
Military & Defense
As the crisis in Europe over Ukraine heats up, the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) is keeping a close eye on Russia’s movements across the military, cyber, and information domains. With more than five years of experience monitoring the situation in…
US hasn’t Verified Russian Pullback of Troops Near Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he welcomed a security dialogue with the West, and his military reported pulling back some of its troops near Ukraine. But U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. had not verified Russia’s claim and that an invasion was…
Small Quakes Reported Near North Korea Nuclear Site Amid Talk of Resumed Testing
A series of small earthquakes has struck near North Korea's shuttered nuclear test site, South Korea has said, highlighting the area's geological instability as Pyongyang hints it could resume testing for the first time since 2017. At least four earthquakes, all of which…
Cybersecurity
TikTok can circumvent security protections on Apple and Google app stores and uses device tracking that gives TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company ByteDance full access to user data, according to the summaries of two major studies obtained by TheWrap that appear to…
DDoS Attacks Hit Ukrainian Government Websites
A powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack hit Ukraine Tuesday, targetting the websites of the country’s armed forces, defense ministry, public radio and two biggest national banks—Privatbank and Oschadbank—and knocking some services offline. The attack…
Chrome Zero-Day Under Active Attack: Patch ASAP
The year’s 1st Chrome zero-day can lead to all sorts of misery, ranging from data corruption to the execution of arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. Google on Monday issued 11 security fixes for its Chrome browser, including a high-severity zero-day bug that’s actively being…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
Mexico Scientist Pleads Guilty to Spying for Russia in Miami
A prominent Mexican scientist who led a double life with two families on separate continents pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of being co-opted by Russian agents into surveilling a U.S. government informant residing in Miami. Hector Cabrera Fuentes was arrested in 2020 at…
Belgian Government Warns About Risk of Espionage From Xiaomi Products
Belgium warned that products from Xiaomi, the popular Chinese smartphone manufacturer, could play a role in Chinese espionage efforts. In a statement to a Belgian lawmaker today, the country’s Justice Ministry warned that there is “at least a risk of undesirable data…
The US believes Russian intelligence agencies have worked closely with the editorial staff of five Russian-language media outlets to boost public support for a renewed Russian invasion of Ukraine, US officials familiar with the intelligence assessment told CNN in a media briefing…
Transnational Organized Crime
Honduras Ex-President Hernández Arrested at US Request
Police arrested former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández at his home on Tuesday, following a request by the United States government for his extradition on drug trafficking and weapons charges. The arrest came less than three weeks after Hernández left office and…
18-Month Investigation: West Palm Police Arrest 18 Suspects Tied to Drugs, Guns and Money
West Palm Beach Police Chief Frank Adderley announced the arrest of 18 people Tuesday in what he and others described as a sweeping, 18-month organized crime investigation that netted various types of drugs, guns and money. Adderley and Palm Beach County State…
Former Member of New Bedford Latin Kings Chapter Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy
A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced today on racketeering charges. Tyson Jorge, a/k/a “King Music,” 35, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to time…
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