Archive for October 28, 2026
“Bulletproof” website domain seized in international law enforcement operation
FBI Washington Field Office announced today the seizure of the website virtualine.net after it was used to commit and facilitate prolific criminal activity, including the advertisement of sexually explicit images of minors, the intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions of adults and minors, and international money laundering designed to conceal and promote criminal conduct.…
Read MoreHouthis strike Yemen’s Aden airport after evacuation warning
Yemen’s Houthis attacked Aden airport on Wednesday, government officials said, after the Iran-aligned group warned people to evacuate the facility as fighting escalated in the impoverished country caught in the wider Middle East conflict. The Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa and most of northwestern Yemen, have repeatedly targeted Aden airport in the past. Residents…
Read More3 arrested for planning to shoot up metro Atlanta school; guns and ammo seized, police say
Police in metro Atlanta say three people have been arrested for planning a shooting at Cherokee County high school. Canton police say the FBI identified three people involved in an alleged conspiracy to carry out a shooting at Cherokee High School. Investigators believe there is no ongoing threat to any Cherokee County school. Last week,…
Read MoreUkrainian National Sentenced for Role in Hacking Hospitals, Businesses, and Governments as Part of Ransomware Conspiracies Causing Over $100 Million in Losses
Artem Stryzhak, 36, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for conspiracy to commit computer fraud in connection with a series of ransomware attacks that targeted hospitals, government entities, law firms, and other businesses around the world. “This sentence concludes a years-long, multi-continent investigation into a defendant who participated in cyber-attacks…
Read MoreAmerican Woman Convicted of Receiving Military Training From ISIS in Syria
Today, a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Halima Salman, 27, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Brooklyn, also known as “Umm Khattab al-Muhajir,” of receiving military-type training from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in Syria. Salman was convicted after a two-week trial before U.S. District Judge…
Read MoreSerbian police kill attacker outside Israeli Embassy in suspected ‘terrorist attack’
Serbian police said an attacker was shot dead after assaulting a guard with knives outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade early Wednesday. Serbia’s Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said authorities were treating the incident as a suspected “terrorist attack”, after an unidentified minor allegedly targeted a police officer with two knives. “A minor whose identity has…
Read MoreMan charged with threat of terrorism over alleged mass violence plot in Muskegon County
A 27-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly threatening mass violence after investigators found suspected pipe bombs, Molotov cocktails, firearms and writings detailing his alleged plans. The man is currently lodged in the Oceana County Jail on unrelated charges. He awaits arraignment in Muskegon County District Court on charges of threat of terrorism and possession…
Read MoreFBI, Florida deputies arrest teen accused of seeking ISIS help to build explosives
A 15-year-old Gainesville boy is accused of seeking ISIS help to build drones and explosives, with investigators finding bomb-making files and chemicals at his home. Jude Sleeper was arrested Monday and charged with making or attempting to make a destructive device, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say the investigation began on Friday…
Read MoreViable explosive device in package delivered to hotel
A suspect package delivered to a hotel in Londonderry contained a “viable” explosive device, police have said. Army bomb experts were sent to the hotel at Ebrington Square in the Waterside after the package was discovered at about 15:20 GMT on Tuesday. They carried out a controlled explosion on the device, which was later taken…
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