Counterterrorism
Two Israeli police were killed in a "terrorist" attack Sunday in the northern city of Hadera before officers shot the assailants dead, police and medics said. The deadly attack comes as four Arab foreign ministers and the US secretary of state are gathering in southern Israel in…
The trial of an former Islamic State (ISIS) militant accused of taking part in hostage killings of U.S. aid workers and journalists is set to begin in a Virginia federal court on Monday, The Washington Post reported. Prosecutors plan to play video clips showing El Shafee Elsheikh…
Military & Defense
Myanmar's leader on Sunday said the country's forces will "annihilate" militia groups that are opposed to the military-controlled government. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said he will not negotiate with "terrorist groups and their supporters for killing innocent people" and putting…
Russia is now trying to split Ukraine in two after failing to conquer the whole country during its military offensive, according to Ukrainian military intelligence, per Sky News. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's defense intelligence chief, said on Sunday that Russian President…
Cybersecurity
Google has released a report identifying two North Korean government hacking campaigns that exploited a Google Chrome 0-day. Google Threat Analysis Group’s Adam Weidemann explained that on February 10, the company discovered two different North Korean…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky to its Covered List, saying it poses unacceptable risks to U.S. national security. Kaspersky services covered by this decision include information security products, solutions…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
A suspect has been arrested in Lviv, Ukraine, on suspicion of espionage near one of the sites of a missile attack in the city, officials said. Governor Maksym Kozytskyy announced law enforcement officers apprehended the unidentified individual, who was found with location…
Calculating the number of Russian spies in Britain is like counting the stars in the sky, a former intelligence officer warns today. Professor Jan Goldman, who worked for more than 20 years in US Government intelligence, said the estimated 200 Russian spies across the UK is…
Transnational Organized Crime
For decades, Russian oligarchs have moved billions of dollars of ill-gotten money abroad, putting it in shell companies to make it extremely hard to trace. Now, countries around the world are taking steps to track it down. US think tank the Atlantic Council says that Russians…
El Salvador's Congress permitted President Nayib Bukele to declare a state of emergency on Sunday after the country saw a significant uptick in gang-related killings since Friday. Bukele's request, which was announced on Saturday and approved Sunday, came after…