Russia, the United States increase training in the Arctic
American soldiers in Lapland together with the Jääkäri Brigade of the Finnish Army. Pohjoinen 1/23 drill will be held on February 24. The region is increasingly strategic.
US-Iran war at sea on illegal arms supplies to the Houthis intensifies
New seizure of weapons for Yemen: over 2,000 Kalashnikovs aboard a dhow, stranded in the Gulf of Oman. Escalation of operations and IRGC disruptive actions.
Ukraine, why Russia wanted Viktor Bout in exchange for Brittney Griner
Moscow needs the former GRU operative to refurnish the weapons, components and technology blocked by the sanctions. He is the right man for his past.
US-Iran, war at sea over illegal arms supplies to the Houthis
Between November and December, the Fifth Fleet intercepted in the Gulf of Oman at least 2 fishing boats loaded with ammunition and explosives, bound for Yemen. The IRGCs "disturb" the enemies.
Cyber Espionage, Iran’s hackers targeted the US FCEB
The APT exploited the Log4Shell vulnerability, installed XMRig, moved laterally to the domain controller (DC), compromised credentials, and implanted Ngrok reverse proxies.
Cybercrime, Venus is targeting the Healthcare sector in the USA
HC3 cybersecurity experts: The ransomware operators attack publicly exposed Remote Desktop Services, even on non-standard TCP ports, to encrypt Windows devices.
Iran, the US Fifth Fleet intercepts a maxi shipment of explosives headed to Yemen
One dhow was carrying 70 tons of ammonium perchlorate and over 100 of a urea fertilizer. Who were they supposed to reach? The Houthis or others?
Terrorism, 20 years in prison for the woman head of the ISIS “Khatiba Nusaybah”
Allison Fluke-Ekren, aka “Umm Mohammed al-Amriki” and “Umm Mohammed”, trained an all-female battalion in Syria. Perhaps some followers are in Al-Hawl (Al-Hol).
Terrorism, warning about a possible imminent attack in South Africa
The US embassy makes it known that the area is Sandton and that it could happen on 29 October. Attacks by pro-ISIS jihadists on Johannesburg Pride are feared.
Syria, the Islamic State suffers a blow to the heart
The US eliminates one of the top pro-ISIS leaders, Abu 'Ala, the expert arms smuggler Rakkan Wahid al Shammri and the person responsible for the prisoners, Abu Mu'Ad al Qahtani.