Homeland Security News
Canadian Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Committing an ISIS-Inspired Assault While in Prison
Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 28, of Ontario, Canada, was sentenced today to 50 years in prison for offenses related to a 2020 attack on correctional officers at U.S. Penitentiary Allenwood, announced U.S Attorney Brian Miller. This sentence will run consecutive to the 40-year sentence he is currently serving for his role in plotting a mass-casualty terrorist…
Read MoreIRGC Threatens Undersea Internet Cables in Strait of Hormuz
Hossein Mohebi, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), highlighted the communication cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz, declaring them among the IRGC’s “new targets.” Regional internet infrastructure was previously damaged during the 40-day war. Amazon Web Services (AWS) initially reported that unidentified projectiles had struck one of its data centres in the UAE,…
Read MoreFrance arrests man believed to be connected to town hall fire in Limoges
French security forces arrested a man on Tuesday believed to be connected to the ultra-left over the burning down of a historic town hall in central France during rioting at the weekend on the sidelines of nationwide protests. Anti-terror police have also been called in to investigate the suspected arson on the town hall in…
Read MoreIranian ‘terror mastermind’ feared to be plotting attacks from behind bars
An Iranian operative accused of planning dozens of anti-Semitic attacks in Europe and the US has been reportedly plotting further assaults from behind bars. US authorities believe Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al Saadi has been using coded messages in telephone calls from prison to push others into carrying out new plots, directing $1million in money…
Read MoreParents of Bend, Oregon, shooting victim hire attorneys to investigate school plans and gun purchase
The parents of one of three children killed in last week’s shooting at an elementary school in Oregon have hired attorneys to investigate the school’s protocols and how the teenage gunman got his weapon. The attorneys announced the investigation Saturday, saying it will probe various issues, such as whether the school had an active shooter…
Read MoreHouthi attack kills 53 in biggest single loss of life since Yemen civil war reignited
At least 53 people have been killed in a Houthi ballistic missile attack on a training camp for Yemeni government forces in the largest single loss of life since the country’s civil war reignited in September. The attack on the al-Alam camp in Shabwa province, southern Yemen, was said to have injured more than 200…
Read MoreRansomware Groups Increasingly Resorting to Real World Threats
The tactics of ransomware groups are constantly changing to increase pressure on victims to give in to their demands. Initially, file encryption alone was sufficient; however, as victims improved cyber resilience and were able to recover their encrypted files from backups, tactics had to evolve. Ransomware groups incorporated data theft into their attacks and started…
Read MoreReport shows hate bias incidents declined slightly Maryland
Hate bias incidents declined slightly in the state of Maryland in 2025, according to a new report from the Maryland State Police in partnership with the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center. State law enforcement agencies reported 884 hate bias incidents last year, a 4.3% decrease from 2024. Of those incidents, 303 were verified after investigation.…
Read MoreTerrorism squad probes vehicle attack that critically injured Australian lawmaker
Australian lawmaker Helen Haines was in a critical condition on Monday after being deliberately struck by a car outside her office, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying a terrorism taskforce would be investigating an arrested suspect. Albanese told a news conference it was too early to determine the motive for the attack but later pointed…
Read MoreLithuanians forced to take shelter after suspected drone enters airspace
A suspected drone exploded over Lithuania after triggering an alert that forced residents in northern and central areas to seek shelter for an hour on Sunday morning, the president and other defence officials said. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said later it regretted the incident in Lithuania’s airspace, adding that it may have resulted from Russian electronic…
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