Counterterrorism
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have detained another official of the long-closed U.S. Embassy there, bringing the number of local ex-U.S. Embassy staffers in the rebel group’s custody to at least 11, according to accounts from Yemeni officials and others. The Houthis, an Iran-backed…
Islamic extremism and weapons trafficking were among six international terrorism risks named by Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security at a conference Wednesday. Addressing the international anti-terrorism cooperation conference, Dinh Viet Dung, deputy head of the…
Dozens of Nigerian soldiers were killed and wounded in recent attacks in Nigeria’s insecure northeast region, according to a statement from the Islamic State (IS) group, which said its West Africa members carried out the assaults. The attacks using explosives targeted soldiers…
Military & Defense
The missile fragment pierced the ceiling of Mikhail Shcherbakov’s apartment in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. A Russian attack, after weeks of rhetoric and warning signs, had hit home. “I heard noise and woke up. I realized it sounded like artillery,” Shcherbakov said…
Taiwan's defense ministry on Thursday said that nine Chinese aircraft had entered its air defense identification zone, just hours after Russia had launched an invasion into Ukraine. The ministry said that the mission involved eight J-16 sorties and one Y-8 reconnaissance…
As Russia's military invades Ukraine and attacks its cities, Ukraine's president has called on citizens to take up arms and join the fight. They can join and will be given weapons as long as they have ID, according to Ukraine's Armed Forces. "All those who are ready to take up arms…
Cybersecurity
The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country’s hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops, according two people involved in the project. As Russian forces attacked cities across…
A pair of bugs in the Snap-owned tracking app reveal phone numbers and allow account hijacking. Zenly, a social app from Snap that allows users to see the locations of friends and family on a live map, contains a pair of vulnerabilities that could endanger those being…
The Cuba ransomware operation is exploiting Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities to gain initial access to corporate networks and encrypt devices. Cybersecurity firm Mandiant tracks the ransomware gang as UNC2596 and the ransomware itself as COLDDRAW…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
U.S. and United Kingdom authorities on Thursday warned that a hacking group that has been identified as part of Iran’s primary intelligence agency is carrying out digital espionage and other malicious activities against targets around the globe. The group, dubbed…
For years, Washington has accused Beijing of instigating cyberattacks against the US. and its allies. Now, a Chinese cybersecurity firm says it has identified hacking within China by a group linked to the National Security Agency, hinting at a rethink of how Beijing handles its…
South Korea will pay out its first batch of compensation to its nationals who participated in US military intelligence operations in North Korea before and during the Korean War, and their bereaved families, the defense ministry said Thursday. On Wednesday, the ministry…
Transnational Organized Crimes
Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) reported that it launched operation "A ULTRANZA PY", "the largest operation against organized crime and money laundering" in the country, according to the agency itself. In total, so far, more than 100 raids have been…
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL ESTREMERA, 42, last residing in East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 138 months of imprisonment, followed by five…
European police forces have identified 24 key players behind the increasingly professional and violent human smuggling racket. The rise in demand for smuggling services from migrants desperate to reach the European Union has led to a surge in criminal profits and sparked…