Daily Intel Brief
Clashes erupt between Azerbaijan and Armenia, a Russian spy was arrested in Odessa, and modern slavery has increased by 10M people in 5 years...
Counterterrorism
Six years after Belgium's deadliest peacetime attack, a Brussels court will this week host a landmark trial that survivors hope will mark a step forward in their recovery and that of their nation. The case against alleged members of an Islamic State (IS) group cell that launched…
A New York City man who discussed potentially attacking West Point cadets and his wife each pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors announced Monday. James Bradley, a 21-year-old from the Bronx, and his…
Military & Defense
Clashes erupted between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, Russian news agencies reported early on Tuesday, in a resumption of decades-old hostilities linked to the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan, which re-established full control over the territory in a…
Somalia's military says an offensive in the central Hiran region has captured 20 villages that were occupied by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. A Somali National Army commander, Captain Mohamed Ibrahim Daud, told VOA by phone Monday that army…
Cybersecurity
As the war in Ukraine progresses, there have been several offensive cyber operations linked to Russian organizations against Ukrainian civil, military, and corporate infrastructures. Cybersecurity and intelligence professionals were initially surprised by the lack of large-scale…
Eighty-nine percent of healthcare organizations surveyed have experienced an average of 43 attacks in the past 12 months — almost one attack per week — a new report by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint and the Ponemon Institute finds. The most common consequences of…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
A persistent espionage scandal has upended Greece’s political landscape, fueling doubts the country can form a stable government after the next election. The controversy started last month when the government acknowledged it had wiretapped an opposition leader’s phone…
During a special operation in Odesa, an agent of the Russian special services was detained, who "professionally knew the methods of conspiracy" and collected data against Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) officials. The traitor turned out to be the former head of criminal…
Transnational Organized Crime
President Guillermo Lasso said on Monday he will ask Ecuadoreans to approve a reduction in the number of lawmakers, allow the military to support police work to fight drug trafficking and back efforts to protect water sources in a referendum vote…
Modern slavery is a growing challenge thanks to a mix of armed conflict, climate change and the global pandemic, a new UN report says. International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates suggest that 50 million people - or one out of every 150 people alive - are trapped…