Homeland Security News
Justice Department brings first terrorism case against alleged high-ranking TdA gang member
The Justice Department has charged an alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua in Colombia with terrorism offenses, making the first case of its kind against a member of the gang the Trump administration has designated a foreign terrorist organization, officials said Wednesday. The case is part of a broad push to target Tren de…
Read MoreFormer U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Sentenced for Selling Sensitive Military Information to Individual Tied to Chinese Government
A former U.S. Army intelligence analyst was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for conspiring to collect and transmit national defense information, including sensitive, non-public U.S. military information, to an individual he believed was affiliated with the Chinese government. Korbein Schultz, 25, of Wills Point, Texas, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiring to…
Read MoreJordan bans Muslim Brotherhood after arrests over attack plots
Jordan’s government has banned the Muslim Brotherhood a week after it said members of the Islamist group had been arrested on suspicion of planning rocket and drone attacks. Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya told a news conference that all of the Brotherhood’s offices would be closed and its assets confiscated, and that any activities would be…
Read More14 arrested across Netherlands for inciting terrorism on social media, including minors
Fourteen individuals between the ages of 14 and 30 were arrested across the Netherlands on Tuesday in connection with multiple investigations into incitement to terrorism through social media. Some of the suspects are minors, according to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service. The suspects are accused of attempting to incite others to commit terrorist acts, with…
Read MoreDisputed Kashmir has witnessed worst attack on civilians in years, sparking fear of rising tensions
At least 26 people were killed and 17 others wounded after gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the worst assault in years targeting civilians in the restive region that has seen an anti-India rebellion for more than three decades. Tuesday’s attack took place in the picturesque town of Pahalgam in…
Read MoreSecurity recommendations for PA Governor’s Residence were not implemented before arson attack
Several dozen kids searched for easter eggs two days after Easter in an event that was delayed by an arsonist’s attack on the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence, but it was not derailed. “To see the smiles on these kids’ faces just brings such joy after obviously a really emotional week or so,” said Governor Josh Shapiro…
Read MoreRussian drone attacks kill nine in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region
In the Ukrainian town of Marhanets, a bus was targeted by a Russian drone. Russia also launched an overnight attack on Kharkiv, Kherson, Poltava and Odesa. The Russian army launched another massive attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on Tuesday, with strikes carried out in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions. A Russian kamikaze drone…
Read MoreCyberattack targets thousands of students, staff members at Baltimore City Public Schools
A cyberattack by the criminal group known as Cloak on Baltimore City Public Schools stole sensitive personal information of thousands of students and employees, 11 News Investigates has learned. On Feb. 13, a criminal group gained access to City Schools’ information technology systems. Alison Perkins-Cohen, the district’s chief of staff, told 11 News Investigates that…
Read MoreSouth Carolina man faces charges for sending threats to a public official through Facebook
A South Carolina man is facing charges after threatening to kill a public official and his family through Facebook. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged 31-year-old Daniel Aaron Ledford with financial identity fraud, stalking, and threatening the life of a public official on April 17. The Horry County Police Department requested the SLED investigation.…
Read MoreAl Qaeda affiliate says it killed 70 soldiers in Benin, intelligence group reports
Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM said it killed 70 soldiers in raids on two military posts in north Benin, the biggest death count claimed by jihadists in the country in over a decade of activity in West Africa, the SITE Intelligence Group said on Saturday. The West African state and its coastal neighbor Togo have suffered…
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