Homeland Security News
Western intelligence agencies warn spyware threat targeting Taiwan, Tibetan rights advocates
Western intelligence agencies warned on Tuesday of an increasing threat from Beijing’s security services to use malicious mobile phone applications to surveil Taiwanese independence activists, Tibetan rights advocates and others opposed by the Chinese government. An advisory issued late on Tuesday warned of “the growing threat” posed by malicious surveillance software deployed by a Chengdu-based…
Read MoreUK Asylum seeker jailed for glorifying terrorism
An Islamic extremist who arrived in the UK seeking asylum has been jailed for supporting terror group Islamic State. Turkish national Hakan Barac, 28, of Commercial Road, Newport, posted videos on social media sites glorifying terrorists Osama bin Laden and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He admitted five counts relating to the online distribution of terrorist publications,…
Read MoreTwo men suspected of plotting an attack arrested in Paris
Police arrested two men in Paris on Sunday, April 6, for criminal conspiracy in relation with a terrorist undertaking and possession of explosives, said the French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT). The two men were placed in custody, and a third was charged for not reporting a terrorist crime and placed under legal supervision, prosecutors…
Read MoreWar veteran arrested, accused of threatening to kill people at West Valley Islamic Center
A war veteran was arrested last week after allegedly threatening to kill Muslims at a West Valley center of worship. According to police documents, officers were called to the West Valley Islamic Center on March 24 for a man who was reportedly making statements about intentions to harm Muslims. The man, identified by police as…
Read MoreUK police chiefs draw up plans for national counter-terrorism force
Plans for a new national police body to lead the fight against terrorism and serious organised crime are being drawn up, as UK police chiefs consider the biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960s. Under the proposals, counter-terrorism policing units would gain independence from local forces and become part of a new force covering at…
Read MoreRacist comments from METRO bus stabbing suspect prompt HPD hate crime investigation, police say
A man with an extensive criminal and mental health history is now accused of stabbing a METRO bus rider based on her racial identity. Edward Scott, 66, is being held in the Harris County Jail on a half-million-dollar bond. He is accused of stabbing a woman multiple times in the back while both were on…
Read MoreSan Fernando Valley Man Arrested for Allegedly Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material Tied to Online Violent Network Known as ‘764’
A California man was arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he targeted children for sexual exploitation online as part of his role in an online violent network that seeks to accelerate social unrest and the downfall of the current world order. Jose Henry Ayala Casamiro, 28, of San Fernando Valley, was arrested by…
Read MorePhoenix man found guilty of hate crime for church bomb hoax in California
A Phoenix man was found guilty on Thursday for his role in a hate crime that involved a hoax bomb threat that targeted a Christian church in California, authorities said. A jury found Zimnako Salah, 45, guilty of “strapping a backpack around a toilet of a Christian church in Roseville, California with the intention to…
Read MoreUS neo-Nazi group with Russia-based leader calls for targeted Ukraine attacks
A US neo-Nazi terrorist group with a Russia-based leader is calling for targeted assassinations and attacks on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine in an effort to destabilize the country as it carries out ceasefire negotiations with the Kremlin. The Base, which has a web of cells all over the world, was founded in 2018 and…
Read MoreUS border agents charged with taking bribes to let in undocumented migrants
Two US border inspectors in Southern California have been charged with taking bribes to allow people to enter the country without showing documents, according to prosecutors. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers Farlis Almonte and Ricardo Rodriguez were charged after investigators found phone evidence showing they had exchanged messages with human traffickers in Mexico…
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