Daily Intel Brief
Oldest detainee is released from Guantanamo bay, U.S. plans to deploy bombers to Australia, man accused of being Russian spy in Norway, and ICE launches takedown operation in Guatemala...
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Counterterrorism
Saifullah Paracha, 75, was arrested two years after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US and accused of being an al-Qaeda sympathiser. Mr Paracha was suspected of financing the jihadist group, but maintained his innocence and was never charged. The US military prison…
Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital near key government offices, causing “scores of civilian casualties” including children, national police said. One hospital worker counted at least 30 bodies amid fears of possibly many more…
Military & Defense
On Thursday the U.S. Defense Department published the “2022 National Defense Strategy” report that consisted of three divided reports covering the national defense strategy, nuclear posture review, and missile defense review. In the 2022 Nuclear Posture Review report…
The United States is preparing to send six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to an air base in northern Australia, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Citing US documents, ABC reported on Monday that Washington had drawn up detailed plans to build…
Cybersecurity
Cybercriminals generally respect no limits or boundaries, but there is evidence to suggest that they are singling out industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) systems such as supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) platforms in the Asia Pacific…
A recently discovered hacking group known for targeting employees dealing with corporate transactions has been linked to a new backdoor called Danfuan. This hitherto undocumented malware is delivered via another dropper called Geppei, researchers from Symantec, by…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
A prosecutor with Norway’s domestic security agency on Friday gave a Russian name for the man who entered the country as a Brazilian but is suspected of spying state secrets for Russia. Thomas Blom of Norway’s Security Service said the man's name was Mikhail Mikushin…
As Margaret Mead once said, never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. And indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. With leaders in industry, media and government gathered together here to explore the challenges facing our nation…
Transnational Organized Crime
Authorities said Thursday the massacre of 20 townspeople in southern Mexico appears to have been the work of a drug lord who used social media to try to blame a rival gang. The new revelations illustrate how Mexican drug cartels are increasingly using social media to…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced this week that a massive operation in Guatemala had led to a number of arrests and rescues of migrants who were being smuggled by transnational criminal organizations. ICE announced that its Homeland Security…