Homeland Security News
Drugs on the Darknet
In Operation RapTor, participating law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Europe, South America, and Asia arrested 270 darknet vendors, buyers, and administrators. (The darknet is a portion of the internet that is not indexed by traditional search engines and is only accessible through specialized software.) The results of the operation were announced today. More than…
Read MoreRussian hackers target Western firms shipping aid to Ukraine, US intelligence says
Hackers working for Russian military intelligence targeted Western technology and logistics companies involved in shipping assistance to Ukraine, the U.S. National Security Agency said. The hackers were trying to obtain details about the type of assistance entering Ukraine and, as part of the effort, sought access to the feeds of internet-connected cameras near Ukrainian border…
Read MoreWoman detained after shooting outside CIA headquarters
Security guards opened fire on a woman who drove toward the gates of the CIA’s headquarters near Washington, D.C. on Thursday, ignoring orders to stop, and she was then taken into custody, according to a person familiar with the matter. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a check of public records showed the…
Read MoreKneecap break silence after Liam O’Hanna charged with terrorism offence
Irish rap group Kneecap has released a statement in light of the news that band member Liam O’Hanna, known by his stage name Mo Chara, faces a terrorism charge for displaying a Hezbollah-supporting flag at a London concert last November. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the charges against the artist. The Met Police announced that the…
Read More2 Israeli Embassy staff members killed outside Jewish museum in Washington, DC
IsraAID, an Israel-based non-governmental organization, said the event in Washington, DC, where two Israeli staff members were shot dead was focused on humanitarian aid for Gaza. The shooting took place outside the building, killing the victims who Israeli officials later identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. They had been leaving an event when the…
Read MoreUS negotiating Israel-Gaza ceasefire with Hamas through American in Doha, source says
The US has been talking with Hamas through an American intermediary in Doha this week in hopes of brokering an Israel-Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to a source familiar with the matter, as US officials say President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with Israel’s handling of the conflict. The talks have been led on the…
Read MorePoland intervenes after Russian ‘shadow fleet’ ship detected near Baltic Sea cable
A Russian “shadow fleet” ship performed suspicious manoeuvres near the cable connecting Poland and Sweden, Poland’s PM Donald Tusk said. The Polish military intervened in the Baltic Sea after a Russian ship carried out “suspicious manoeuvres” near a power cable connecting Poland and Sweden, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday. “A Russian ship…
Read MoreJoint Statement on the U.S.-Türkiye Syria Working Group
The United States hosted Türkiye for a new round of the Syria Working Group in Washington, D.C. U.S. and Turkish interagency delegations were led by Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Nuh Yılmaz. U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Thomas Barrack Jr. and Turkish Ambassador to the United States Sedat…
Read MoreA suicide car bomber strikes a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing 5 people
A suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people — including three children — and wounding 38 others, officials said, the latest attack in tense Balochistan province. The province has been the scene of a long-running insurgency, with an array of separatist groups staging attacks, including the outlawed…
Read MoreFormer Capitol riot defendant is convicted of gun charges stemming from his arrest
A military veteran whose Capitol riot case was erased by a presidential proclamation was convicted Tuesday of charges that he illegally possessed guns and ammunition in his van when he was arrested near President Barack Obama’s home in the nation’s capital. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols also convicted Taylor Taranto of recording himself making a…
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