Daily Intel Brief
An armed man was killed after trying to breach an FBI office, 55 members of Nigerian kidnapping gangs were killed by airstrikes, and explosions hit a military airfield in Belarus...
Counterterrorism
An armed man clad in body armor who tried to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati office on Thursday was shot and killed by police after he fled the scene and engaged in an hourslong standoff in a rural part of the state, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. The confrontation…
Latvia’s parliament declared Russia a state sponsor of terror Thursday for its targeted military attacks against civilians and public places Lativia’s unicameral parliament, known as the Saeima, approved a resolution noting that Russia has supported and financed terrorist…
Military & Defense
A military airfield in Belarus where Russian aircraft are said to be stationed has reportedly been hit by explosions. Citing eyewitnesses, the Belarusian Hajun project, a social media channel that follows the Ukrainian war, tweeted there had been "at least eight explosions"…
The U.N. nuclear chief warned Thursday that “very alarming” military activity at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine could lead to dangerous consequences for the region and called for an end to combat actions there. Rafael Grossi urged Russia and…
Cybersecurity
The State Department announced on Thursday that it was offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identity and location of five individuals believed to be tied to the Conti ransomware group. The agency accused the hackers, known by their online…
The unprecedented ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline last year shows that critical infrastructure operators have made little progress in protecting their networks 12 years after the discovery of Stuxnet. Author and journalist Kim Zetter gave a scathing rebuke of Colonial…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
The man, 65, named only as Ralph G, is accused of sharing information with Russian intelligence from 2014 to 2020. Prosecutors said he shared details about Germany's military and personal data of high-ranking officials. Ralph G did not make a statement on Thursday…
The U.S. Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) thinks the FBI and other agencies are not doing enough to address the espionage threat on U.S. university campuses. It issued a report, “Enforcement Agencies Should Better Leverage Information to Target Efforts…
Transnational Organized Crime
Interpol has uncovered that even on a small scale, organized crime generates hundreds of millions of dollars from pollution-related offences annually, with such devastating consequences to local communities and the environment that it has described it as a global…
Nigeria's air force said airstrikes this week killed 55 members of criminal gangs who were involved in abduction-for-ransom operations. An air force spokesman said after the airstrikes, the militants released people they were holding hostage. Nigeria's government has…