Counterterrorism
Ukraine President Accuses Russia of 'State Terrorism' in Kharkiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Russian artillery attacks on Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv amounted to state terrorism and called on the international community to recognise it as such. "The terror aims to break us, to break our…
3 Killed in Philippine Army Attack on Muslim Militant Camp
Philippine troops backed by fighter jets attacked a remote camp of Muslim militants linked to the Islamic State group on Tuesday in a predawn assault in the country’s south that left two insurgents and a soldier dead, military officials said. Two soldiers were wounded in the…
Military & Defense
4 Dead in Rare Syria-Kurdish Clash: Monitor
Clashes in Syria's northeast between regime troops and forces aligned with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces killed two from each side on Tuesday, a war monitor said. Syria's Kurds set up a semi-autonomous administration in the country's northeast in…
Here’s Why a No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine is Off the Table
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the West has responded with devastating sanctions and a swift condemnation and isolation of Russia as well as by sending arms and other support to Ukraine. But one option the Biden administration has definitively taken off…
Cybersecurity
Conti Ransomware Source Code Leaked by Ukrainian Researcher
A Ukrainian researcher continues to deal devastating blows to the Conti ransomware operation, leaking further internal conversations, as well as the source for their ransomware, administrative panels, and more. It has been quite a damaging week for Conti after they…
Microsoft Accounts Targeted by Russian-Themed Credential Harvesting
Malicious emails warning Microsoft users of “unusual sign-on activity” from Russia are looking to capitalizing on the Ukrainian crisis. While legitimate concerns abound about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict sparking a far-reaching cyberwarfare conflagration around the…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
BBC Spy Report Alleges MI5 Undercover Agent Abused Women, Court Hears
A proposed BBC news report that the government is trying to block concerns an allegation that a named MI5 agent with “dangerous, extremist and misogynist beliefs” used his status to abuse, control and coerce a former partner, the high court has heard. The attorney general…
U.S. Expels Russian Spy Working for United Nations -Spokesperson
The United States is expelling a Russian "intelligence operative" who works at the United Nations, said a spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to United Nations on Tuesday. The United States began the process on Monday "to require the departure of one Russian intelligence…
Transnational Organized Crime
Criminal Network Distributing Fake Travel Documents on the Dark Web Busted
An investigation by the French Border Police (Police aux Frontières/Police Judiciaire which forms part of the National Police) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by Europol, led officers to the dismantling of an organized crime group involved in…
Barrio 18 Poses as Vendors to Pilfer El Salvador Pandemic Funds
The investigation and trial of dozens of Barrio 18 members in El Salvador have revealed that the gang conspired with street vendors to siphon off pandemic relief funds, highlighting its infiltration of the informal sector for financial gain. Members of Barrio 18 – the country’s…
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