Homeland Security News
Ukrainian 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…
Read MoreAttacks kill at least 60 Christians in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s Holy Synod said Monday that 14 people were killed in Merti district on Oct. 20 and a further 46 in Shirka district on Oct. 24. Both districts are in Oromia’s Arsi Zone. More than 20 people were seriously wounded and 20 homes were burned down, the church said, describing the…
Read MoreHow purchases of sanctioned Iranian jet fuel were disguised by Myanmar
In December 2025, the US-sanctioned tanker Reef arrived in Myanmar waters with some 113,000 barrels of fuel backed by sham paperwork. Myanmar-based energy broker Dynamic Wave ordered the shipment, agreeing in a sales contract inked with Thailand’s Tawan-Oil Trading to supposedly take delivery of a similar amount of South African diesel. But the $15.8 million…
Read MoreTwo charged over alleged plot to assist Iran in RAF Fairford incident
Two British nationals have been charged with national security offences over the incident at RAF Fairford in September, with one suspected of assisting Iran’s intelligence service. Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim, 24, has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service after the incident near the airbase in Gloucestershire. Nouman Essghir, also 24, has been charged with…
Read More2 teen girls arrested in alleged shooting plot targeting Southern California high school
Two teenage girls have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to carry out a school shooting at Corona High School, according to police. Authorities said the investigation began Oct. 6 after the FBI alerted the Corona Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office to social media threats targeting the school. Detectives arrested a 15-year-old…
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