Daily Intel Brief
2 UN peacekeepers died from a landmine in Mali, armed attackers killed dozens in Burkina Faso, and European police target human smuggler networks...
Counterterrorism
The 21-year-old suspect in the July Fourth parade mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, was charged Tuesday with seven counts of first-degree murder. Seven people were killed and at least 38 people were injured when the suspect, Robert "Bobby" Crimo III, allegedly opened…
Armed attackers have killed at least 22 civilians in northwest Burkina Faso, the latest deadly incident in an uptick in violence in the region. The latest attack occurred late on Sunday into early Monday morning, according to local officials, in the province of Kossi, about 55km…
Military & Defense
Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Tuesday that the mass evacuation would both help Ukrainian forces determine the "destiny" of the country and potentially save the lives of Donetsk residents in the Russian line of fire, according to the Associated Press…
Two United Nations peacekeepers from Egypt were killed and five others seriously wounded when their vehicle hit a landmine planted by suspected jihadis in northern Mali on Tuesday, the U.N. said. The deadly attack comes just days after the renewal of the mandate of the…
Cybersecurity
The Department of Justice said Friday that it will make disrupting ransomware attacks and prosecuting cybercriminals a key objective as part of a new strategic plan. In a statement, the department said it intends to beef up its cybersecurity technological capabilities…
After years of debate, the FDA recently issued guidance for cybersecurity in lifesaving medical devices like pacemakers and insulin pumps as they can be hacked. NBC News’ Ken Dilanian takes a look at these growing concerns and spoke to a cybersecurity consultant who was able…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
Iran has been holding a Belgian man for the past four months under “espionage” charges, Belgium’s justice minister said Tuesday, as his country weighed a controversial prisoner swap treaty with Tehran. The man was seized in Iran on February 24 and has been in “illegal”…
The son of a scientist who had been battling late stage cancer has accused Russia's security services of killing his father, after he was detained on suspicion of treason and pulled from his hospital drip. Dmitry Kolker, 54, who headed the quantum optical technologies laboratory at…
Transnational Organized Crime
Twenty-two migrants from Mali, including three children, have died off the coast of Libya, Mali's government said on Tuesday, amid concerns that a hunger crisis arising from the war in Ukraine could stoke an increase in attempts to reach Europe…
Police in the U.K. and other European countries carried out a joint operation Tuesday targeting people suspected of smuggling migrants to Britain on small boats. Britain’s National Crime Agency said six people were arrested in the Docklands and Catford areas of London…