Iraq, US twart an attack on the anniversary of Soleimani’s death
The military neutralize armed drones sent by pro-Iran militias against a base at Baghdad airport to avenge the general and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
Syria, maxi SDF-Inherent Resolve operation against the Islamic State
Objective of the maneuvers, underway in Deir Ezzor: neutralize the shelters of pro-ISIS jihadists. The US will not leave, also due the expansion of Iran in the area.
Africa, China wants to build a maxi naval base in Equatorial Guinea
The WSJ raises the AFRICOM commander warning in April: Beijing wants a port in Bata where it can rearm with munitions and repair military ships.
Cyber Espionage, new Iranian APT uses MSHTML RCE to steal Google-Instagram credentials
Safe Breach Labs cybersecurity experts: The threat actor infects victims via Farsi phishing emails with a PowerShell stealer malware.
Afghanistan, the US identifies the ISIS-K leadership
Sanaullah Ghafari, Sultan Aziz Azam and Maulawi Rajab in the terrorism black list. The emir is Rajab; the others are the ISKP spokesperson and the commander in Kabul.
Syria, the United States will remain in the country to fight the Islamic State
The US armed forces won’t abandon the SDF from Deir Ezzor to Raqqa, passing through Hasaka in the fight against the former ISIS jihadists. Especially now.
Cybercrime, the US target currency exchanges exploited by ransomware groups
The first in the blacklist is Chatex, that facilitated financial transactions for malware actors. After DarkSide, also REvil actors finish in the DoS reward program.
Cybercrime, US cybersecurity experts close the circle on the REvil ransomware
Two members of the gang arrested and at least $6.1 million sized. Just few days ago the DoS launched a rich reward program against DarkSide.
Cybercrime, the United States target DarkSide ransomware gang
The DoS offers a $10,000,000 reward for information leading to the identification or arrest of the malware variants operators.
Syria, double blow to the Islamic State and al Qaeda with drones
Abu Hamza al-Shuhail, leader of the former ISIS and commander of a pro-Turkey militia, was killed in Sere Kanye. Abdulhamid al-Matarn, on the other hand, died in Suluk.