Daily Intel Brief
A Russian ship sails near Hawaiian waters, an Egyptian spy is exposed in Germany, and Balkan traffickers expand their footprint in the trans-Atlantic drug trade...
Counterterrorism
The White House on Monday defended the Department of Homeland Security's tracking of terrorists who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, saying its efforts mean "the system is working." The head of the department, Alejandro Mayorkas, has come under fire in recent…
Morocco’s king pardoned 29 people jailed for “terrorism or extremism” offences in a gesture marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the justice ministry announced. The 29 prisoners were pardoned “after having officially expressed their attachment to the…
Military & Defense
As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, a Russian ship near Hawaii's waters has caught the attention of the U.S. military, reported the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. While Russia continues to invade Ukraine, Russian state TV has increasingly discussed ideas of the…
Hamas' military wing took responsibility on Monday for the terror attack at the entrance to the Ariel settlement on Friday night in which 23-year-old security guard Vyacheslav Golev was killed. "We declare our full responsibility for the Salfit operation that took place last…
Cybersecurity
A Chinese state-sponsored espionage group known as Override Panda has resurfaced in recent weeks with a new phishing attack with the goal of stealing sensitive information. "The Chinese APT used a spear-phishing email to deliver a beacon of a Red Team framework…
Israel's government on Monday ordered communications firms to step up their cyber security efforts in the wake of a rise in attempted hacking attacks. New regulations are currently being implemented in which mandatory and unified standards will have to be met, the…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
The CIA is working under Vladimir Putin's nose with Russians trying to circumvent his attacks on Ukraine, according to a report in The New York Times The New York Times reported Monday that the US's international intelligence agency is using the dark web…
The German authorities are investigating a suspected Egyptian spy who was working in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s press office and had access to information about Egyptian exile journalists. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities to make sure this…
Transnational Organized Crime
Balkan cocaine traffickers have steadily been gaining influence over the trans-Atlantic cocaine trade, as evidenced by information stemming from key recent arrests. On April 25, a new report from Balkan Insight laid out how Darko Saric, a Serbian-Montenegrin cocaine…
The arrests of three people in Venezuela for Facebook Marketplace posts in which they allegedly offered kidneys for sale have raised questions about the illegal organ trade in a country with a thriving online black market for medical products. Reports of the posts were…