Daily Intel Brief
Russian men flee to border as mobilization orders are enacted, Chinese hackers target Tibetan politicians, and China's former justice minister was jailed for corruption...
Counterterrorism
The student was arrested Wednesday after police say she “posted threats of violence” before the game against San Diego State. Police say a Utah student threatened to detonate a nuclear reactor on campus if the school’s football team did not beat San Diego State last Saturday…
The leaders of Mozambique and Tanzania have signed defense and security agreements aimed at fighting terrorism and crime along their shared border. No details were released on the content of the agreements signed during a visit to Maputo by Tanzanian President Samia…
Military & Defense
Queues have sprung up along Russia's border as men attempt to leave the country to avoid a military call-up for the war in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilisation on Wednesday, which could see 300,000 people summoned to serve in…
A Russian-led security bloc will hold military drills in Kazakhstan from Sept. 26 to Oct. 8, the Kazakh defence ministry said on Thursday, telling the public not to be surprised by the arrival of foreign troops and military vehicles. Kazakhstan is a member of the Collective Security…
Cybersecurity
Alleged Chinese state-sponsored hackers are behind a barrage of emails that aim to collect intelligence from a range of targets in Tibet, including pro-independence political party and a prominent media organization, according to findings provided exclusively to Bloomberg...
As Ukrainian forces drive back Russian invaders, a largely unseen cyber war is raging as Moscow looks to regain momentum in the seven-month old war. Ukrainian leaders who spoke with Newsweek said the country has become a "test ground" for new cyber weapons and…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
The office of the Georgian ombudsman asked on Tuesday the European Court of Human Rights to prioritize the lawsuits filed by Georgians over the latest surveillance scandal that erupted when a TV station aired leaked videos that showed to what extent opposition leaders…
A new Senate study warns that U.S. spy agencies’ efforts to stop China and other adversaries from stealing secrets are hampered by miscommunication and a lack of money and staff at the office intended to coordinate those efforts. The report comes amid warnings that Chinese…
Transnational Organized Crime
China's former justice minister Fu Zhenghua, who spearheaded several corruption-fighting campaigns, has been jailed for bribery. Fu pleaded guilty in July to accepting 117 million yuan ($14.7m; $16.5m) in gifts and money for personal gain. On Thursday, a court in…
A Malaysian businessman who scammed the US Navy in its biggest fraud scandal ever has been recaptured after he escaped house arrest two weeks ago. Leonard Glenn Francis, known as "Fat Leonard", was captured in Venezuela attempting to board a flight to Russia…