Daily Intel Brief
DBI and DHS issue warning about increased threats to law enforcement, China begins new military exercises near Taiwan, and drug cartels are wreaking havoc across Mexico...
Counterterrorism
Federal authorities are warning law enforcement officials and the public about the possibility of domestic terrorist acts across the United States. It all stems from the federal investigation focusing on a residence of former President Donald Trump. "I applaud them for putting out…
When the Taliban regained control, how they planned to govern was uncertain - particularly when it came to women and girls. Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for the group, said last year the country’s new leaders would respect the rights of women and minorities"as per Afghan…
Military & Defense
The Ukrainian military said Monday that it had repelled more than a dozen Russian attacks in the country’s east and north, including attempts to advance on key cities in the eastern industrial heartland known as the Donbas. In its regular Facebook update, the military's…
China has announced additional military drills around Taiwan in response to the latest visit by a delegation of American lawmakers to the island. The delegation led by Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) arrived in the nation for a two-day visit on Sunday, 12 days after House…
Cybersecurity
Microsoft on Monday announced another major disruption of an APT actor believed to be linked to the Russian government, cutting off access to accounts used for pre-attack reconnaissance, phishing, and email harvesting. The threat actor, identified by Microsoft as…
BRP Inc. announced the resumption of operations at some of its sites Monday following a cyber attack that targeted the Ski-Doo maker. On Aug. 9, BRP Inc. announced the temporary suspension of its operations as a result of the attack, which it described as “malicious…
Counterintelligence & Espionage
Australian anti-Chinese Communist Party activist Drew Pavlou has returned home after being arrested in London over what he claims was a Beijing-orchestrated frame-up for a fake bomb threat. Pavlou, 23, arrived in the U.K. for Wimbledon last month to call attention to the…
Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sued the US Central Intelligence Agency and its former director Mike Pompeo on Monday, alleging it recorded their conversations and copied data from their phones and computers. The attorneys, along with two journalists also…
Transnational Organized Crime
Days of widespread drug cartel arson and shootings in four states last week have left Mexicans asking why the drug cartels exploded, and what do they want? The attacks killed 11 people, including a young boy and four radio station employees who were randomly shot on the…
The FBI announced on Monday that it has located up to 121 missing children and child trafficking victims in a nationwide sting operation. In a news release, the agency said that its “Operation Cross Country” initiative helped locate more than 200 victims of human…