Daily Intel Brief
Eritrean troops were spotted on the border of the Tigray region, North Korea launches 2 short-range ballistic missiles, and Swedish intelligence investigates Nord Stream leak as sabotage...
Counterterrorism
India has declared the Muslim group, Popular Front of India (PFI), and its affiliates unlawful, accusing them of involvement in “terrorism” and banning them for five years, after authorities detained more than 100 PFI members this month. “The Popular Front of India and its…
An armed attacker posing as a dental patient has killed a man and injured two other people at a clinic in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi. All three were Chinese-Pakistani dual nationals and had operated the dental clinic in the area for 40 years. Detectives say the…
Military & Defense
Satellite images have given a rare glimpse into the resurgence of fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, one of the world's most hidden conflicts, where communications have been cut off and journalists denied permission to visit. The images taken this month show…
North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its east coast sometime between 6:10 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. KST, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Wednesday. The missiles were launched from the Sunan area of Pyongyang, the capital of the…
Cybersecurity
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned Americans of an exponential rise in IRS-themed text message phishing attacks trying to steal their financial and personal information in the last few weeks. "So far in 2022, the IRS has identified and reported thousands of fraudulent…
Security researchers have discovered a new campaign targeting multiple military contractors involved in weapon manufacturing, including an F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft components supplier. The highly targeted attacks begin with a phishing email sent to…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
A former top graft buster at China’s ministry for intelligence and counterintelligence has been indicted on bribery charges, just weeks before a major congress of the ruling Communist Party whose leader Xi Jinping has made fighting corruption a signature issue. Wednesday’s…
Sweden's security service (SAPO) said Wednesday that it would investigate unexplained explosions and leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, calling them "aggravated sabotage." SAPO was taking over the investigation from police because "it could relate to a…
Transnational Organized Crime
A raid on a sprawling university campus complex in Athens led to the arrests of 32 people who are suspected of belonging to gangs that carried out armed robberies, drug trafficking and other offenses, police in Greece said Wednesday. The suspects are not students but allegedly…
Not many people seemed to notice when Nguyen Van Nam was sentenced to 11 years in prison for trafficking in rhinoceros horn in July 2020. Journalists filed a few brief stories on his trial, which were soon forgotten in the daily onslaught of global news. But Nguyen Van Nam…