Homeland Security News
US implements designation of Yemen’s Houthis as ‘terrorist organization’
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said it was implementing the designation of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement as a “foreign terrorist organization” after President Donald Trump’s call for the move earlier this year. “The Houthis’ activities threaten the security of American civilians and personnel in the Middle East, the safety of our closest regional partners,…
Read MoreGoogle reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulator
Google has informed Australian authorities it received more than 250 complaints globally over nearly a year that its artificial intelligence software was used to make deepfake terrorism material. The Alphabet-owned tech giant also said it had received dozens of user reports warning that its AI program, Gemini, was being used to create child abuse material,…
Read MoreCartels loom over Mexico’s new system of electing judges
Clerical workers in an Acapulco courthouse heard the shots ring out as they were wrapping up their workday. Gunmen had opened fire on Magistrate Edmundo Roman Pinzon, a former president of the highest court in Guerrero state, killing him instantly as he tried to pull out of the parking lot. The December 11 killing happened…
Read More15-year-old faces attempted murder charge after explosive device found in backpack
A 15-year-old boy is being held on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder after an explosive device found in his backpack prompted an evacuation of Ponderosa High School on Tuesday. On Thursday, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said that the teenage suspect, who was not named, is being held with no bond on suspicion of: Just…
Read MoreMan in custody for arson after fire at Casa Grande Jewish community center
Casa Grande police say a 30-year-old man has been arrested for arson after a devastating fire at a Jewish community center earlier this week. Fire and police officials were called to the Khal Chasidim community center near Pinal Avenue and Florence Boulevard on Monday at 5 a.m. for reports of a fire. Police say the…
Read MoreMan accused of making online threats to shoot up prominent Manhattan synagogue held without bail
Luis Ramirez smiled on his way into court for arraignment on charges he threatened to kill Jews, representing himself as “Adolf Hitler reincarnated.” He appeared in court on charges of making terroristic threats and making terroristic threats as a hate crime. Ramirez was arrested last month by Port Authority Police on the New Jersey side…
Read MoreMan pleads guilty to setting fire outside Jewish Museum of Maryland: ‘I was out of my mind’
A man entered mental health court on Wednesday after admitting to setting a fire outside the Jewish Museum of Maryland in what Baltimore Police previously described as a hate crime. Assadollah Hashemi, 66, of Reservoir Hill, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to setting a fire and damaging a religious building. He was sentenced to…
Read MoreMan arrested for alleged bomb plot after suspicious Barbourville church visit
Officers report that a Barbourville police investigation into a “suspicious” church attendee revealed alleged plans to bomb a major city. The Barbourville Police Department received reports from an area church in January that 23-year-old Maurya Bharwad was behaving strangely and “attempting to survey various rooms inside the church. Other churchgoers reported that Bharwad appeared to…
Read MoreSalem man accused of shooting window, throwing Molotov cocktail at Tesla dealership
A Salem man is facing a federal firearm charge after authorities said he threw a Molotov cocktail through the window at Salem’s Tesla dealership, then shot at windows in a separate incident. Adam M. Lansky, 41, was arrested Tuesday in Salem after a federal investigation linked him to a suspected arson at the dealership Jan.…
Read MoreJustice Department Charges 12 Chinese Contract Hackers and Law Enforcement Officers in Global Computer Intrusion Campaigns
The Justice Department, FBI, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Departments of State and the Treasury announced today their coordinated efforts to disrupt and deter the malicious cyber activities of 12 Chinese nationals, including two officers of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Ministry of Public Security (MPS), employees of an ostensibly private PRC company, Anxun…
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