Intelligence

Global Gangsters: Hezbollah’s Latin American Drug Trafficking Operations (Matthew Levitt – The Washington Institute)

The following is an excerpt from prepared remarks submitted to the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.  In the wake of Israel’s blistering reprisal...

What a Trump Counterterrorism Strategy Should Say (Michael Jacobson – The Washington Institute)

While the Trump administration has not yet released a second-term counterterrorism strategy, it has already taken major steps to reshape the U.S. government’s CT...

High Stakes Promises: The Challenge of Security Guarantees for Ukraine (Crisis Group)

Ukraine is asking its partners for security guarantees – ideally now, but certainly before it makes any deal with Russia. In this Q&A, Crisis...

Pakistani-Linked Hacker Group Targets Indian Government (Alessandro Mascellino – Infosecurity Magazine)

A cyber-espionage campaign aimed at Indian government entities running Linux systems has been uncovered by security researchers. The activity, attributed by Sekoia.io to the...

Lazarus Group’s Operation DreamJob Targets European Defense Firms (Alessandro Mascellino – Infosecurity Magazine)

A new series of cyber-attacks targeting European defense companies involved in drone development has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. The activity, attributed by ESET...

SpaceX bricks thousands of Starlink kits used in scams (Cybernews)

SpaceX reportedly took action against thousands of Starlink devices in Myanmar, where authorities believe a major scam center operates. Starlink is perfect for attackers...

North Korean crypto hackers bring home a third of the state’s total foreign currency revenue (Cybernews)

In a 138-page report on how the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is evading sanctions via cybercrimes, the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT),...

Reconfiguring U.S. Cyber Strategy in the Wake of Salt Typhoon (Alistair Simmons – Lawfare)

In a multiyear campaign called Salt Typhoon, threat actors from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have broken into many major telecom providers, including...

Wanted: More Batteries for Defence (Lukas Trakimavicius – RUSI)

Batteries come in many shapes and sizes: big and small; heavy and lightweight; rectangular and round. Whatever the form, they share one key trait:...

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