Daily Intel Brief
A white supremacist extremist opened fire on a supermarket in Buffalo killing 10, Finland set to join NATO, and Italy prevents a pro-Russia cyberattack on Eurovision...
Counterterrorism
In an attack reminiscent of the 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting and allegedly drawing inspiration from the New Zealand mosque attacks, a gunman opened fire on supermarket patrons today in what authorities said was an act of racially motived violent extremism…
The United States is poised to remove five extremist groups, all believed to be defunct, from its list of foreign terrorist organizations, including several that once posed significant threats, killing hundreds if not thousands of people across Asia, Europe and the Middle East…
Military & Defense
Finland’s government declared a “new era” is underway after announcing Sunday its intention to join NATO, while Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed hope that Ukraine could win the war as Russian military advances appear to be faltering. Sweden also moved a step…
Russia's military has likely lost "one third" of the ground combat force it initially committed to fight in Ukraine at the outset of the conflict in February, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense assessed in a Sunday report. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the…
Cybersecurity
Italian police thwarted hacker attacks by pro-Russian groups during the May 10 semi-final and Saturday final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, authorities said on Sunday. Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra won the contest with their entry "Stefania", riding a wave…
A ransomware group with an Iranian operational connection has been linked to a string of file-encrypting malware attacks targeting organizations in Israel, the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Cybersecurity firm Secureworks attributed the intrusions to a threat actor it…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
Dubai: Saudi Arabia executed two Saudis and a Yemeni after they were found guilty on terrorism charges, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said quoting a Ministry of Interior statement. Mohammed Abdulbaset Al Muallami, a Yemeni national, was convicted of joining the…
Ukraine’s head of military intelligence claimed he believes that a coup to remove Russian President Vladimir Putin was already underway in Russia — and said he thinks the war is likely to be over by the end of the year. Speaking to Sky News in an article published…
Transnational Organized Crime
Two tourists — a Briton and a German — accused of smuggling ancient shards out of Iraq appeared in a Baghdad court in yellow detainees’ uniforms Sunday, telling judges they had not acted with criminal intent and had no idea they might have broken local laws…
Jamaica's government has signaled plans to incorporate some new tricks to raise the cost of engaging in lottery scamming, having thus far struggled to curb one of the island's top criminal economies. In the coming weeks, Jamaican law enforcement officials hope added threats of…