Counterterrorism
A 21-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty Monday to a terrorism-related charge after being arrested while trying to board a flight to join the Islamic State group. Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams was arrested last June at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as he checked in…
The new leader of Islamic State, whose appointment the group announced on Thursday, is the brother of slain former caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to two Iraqi security officials and one Western security source. Islamic State named its new leader Abu al-Hassan…
Military & Defense
President Joe Biden's administration shared serious concerns over China's growing relations with Russia after seven-hour talks Monday between Washington and Beijing officials. Speaking to reporters after the conclusion of the discussions, led by White House national…
The South Korean government believes North Korea could test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as soon as this week, domestic media said, citing unidentified sources. Tension on the Korean peninsula has been rising amid growing signs that Pyongyang could soon…
Cybersecurity
Israeli government websites crashed on Tuesday following an alleged cyber attack. Several government websites were inaccessible including sites for the Ministries of Health, Interior, and the Foreign Ministry. The sites crashed due to a cyber attack, sources told Channel 11…
Newly discovered data-destroying malware was observed earlier today in attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations and deleting data across systems on compromised networks. "This new malware erases user data and partition information from attached drives," ESET…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
The UK Supreme Court has refused to hear WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against his extradition to the US. The request for an appeal was denied as Assange's application did not raise "an arguable point of law", according to a court spokesperson…
Slovakia’s Foreign Ministry says it has decided to expel three Russian diplomats following its assessment of information from the country’s intelligence services on possible spying and bribery. The ministry said the decision was made Monday and the diplomats based at…
Transnational Organized Crime
Roman Abramovich is said to be suspected of belonging to an organised crime group that cheated the Russian government out of £2 billion. The claim related to his involvement in two deals to buy oil companies that made his fortune. BBC Panorama said a document smuggled…
Violence erupted in the Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo overnight Sunday near the U.S. Consulate’s office and forced two international bridges to close, after Mexican army officials arrested a high-ranking drug cartel leader, Border Report has learned…