Daily Intel Brief
A Gaza aid worker was found guilty of funneling money to Hamas, a suspected Russian spy was arrested in London, and the Ukraine war has shifted illegal drug smuggling routes in Europe...
Counterterrorism
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging right-wing terrorism. The teenager was arrested on Tuesday at an address in Hertfordshire, the Metropolitan Police said. He was held on suspicion of a direct or indirect encouragement to the commission…
An Israeli court on Wednesday found a Gaza aid worker guilty of several terrorism charges in a high-profile case in which his employer, independent auditors and the Australian government say they have found no evidence of wrongdoing. Mohammed el-Halabi…
Military & Defense
Federal agents have begun questioning U.S. technology companies on how their computer chips ended up in Russian military equipment recovered in Ukraine. Commerce Department agents who enforce export controls are conducting the inquiries together with the FBI, paying…
The Russian military said it used long-range missiles Wednesday to destroy a depot in the western Lviv region of Ukraine where ammunition for NATO-supplied weapons was stored, and the governor of a key eastern city acknowledged Russian forces are advancing in heavy…
Cybersecurity
An international law enforcement operation, codenamed 'First Light 2022,' has seized 50 million dollars and arrested thousands of people involved in social engineering scams worldwide. The operation was led by Interpol with the assistance of police in 76 countries…
Iranian authorities have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in a cyberattack on the Tehran municipality’s website, media reported Wednesday. The official IRNA news agency gave no further details but said more information would be released later. The semi-official Tasnim…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
A man has been arrested at Gatwick Airport by counter-terror police on suspicion of spying. The arrest followed an investigation involving MI5 and the Metropolitan Police. It is thought the case relates to Russia. The suspect, in his 40s, was detained on Monday evening…
As U.S. intelligence agencies ramp up their efforts against China, top officials acknowledge they may also end up collecting more phone calls and emails from Chinese Americans, raising new concerns about spying affecting civil liberties. A new report from the Office of the…
Transnational Organized Crime
Four British men have appeared in court in Greece charged with smuggling almost 300kg of Colombian cocaine, concealed in a shipment of bananas. The four suspects, from London and Liverpool and aged 38, 45, 48 and 52, were arrested last week at a luxury villa in…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is triggering shifts in the smuggling routes for illegal drugs to Europe, the EU drugs agency warned on Tuesday. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) director Alexis Goosdeel said the war had already had a…