Posts Tagged ‘insider threat’
U.S. Government Contractor Arrested for Allegedly Leaking National Defense Information
A U.S. government contractor was arrested by the FBI this morning for allegedly leaking national defense information to another individual who repeatedly posted classified information to an online publication. “National defense information is classified to protect the American people from bad actors around the world who wish to do us harm,” said Attorney General Todd…
Read MoreBritish Army chef jailed for terror-linked offences
A British Army chef who made explosives and a “homemade cannon” while promoting extreme right-wing views and talking of raising a militia has been jailed. Mark Broadhurst, 28, was arrested at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, in September 2024, before police later found weapons and explosive substances at his home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Officers found a…
Read MoreRoyal Navy serving member, 24, arrested and charged with spying for foreign power
A serving member of the Royal Navy has been charged with offences under the National Security Act following a counter-terrorism investigation. Teddy Young, 24, was arrested at his Bedfordshire home on Tuesday before being taken into custody in London. Counter Terrorism Policing said Mr Young has been charged with two offences under the National Security…
Read MoreISIS-inspired pharmacy student charged with plotting mass killing of Jews using poisons
Mohammed Shalabi, 22, a pharmacy student from the Beit Hanina neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, planned to carry out terrorist attacks against security forces and Jewish civilians using explosive devices and deadly poisons, with the aim of causing mass casualties, according to an indictment filed against him Thursday in the Jerusalem District Court. According to the…
Read MoreEx-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treason
A former head of Germany ‘s foreign intelligence service was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor’s office said. August Hanning, who led the Federal Intelligence Service, known by its German acronym BND, from 1998 to 2005, is “strongly suspected of treasonous espionage,…
Read MoreEarly indications suggest Flydubai co-pilot acted alone in attack, officials say
Early indications suggest the Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking his captain and trying to seize control of an Israel-bound plane acted alone, rather than as part of a larger organization or on behalf of a foreign government, multiple U.S. officials briefed on the investigation and a former Israeli security official told NBC News. The U.S.…
Read MoreDepartment of Energy Employee Arrested in Washington State on Charges of Attempted Material Support to Houthis
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, a resident of Richland, Washington, was arrested this morning and charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Ellaboudy is scheduled to make an initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge on Oct. 2 at 11:00 a.m. in Richland. “As alleged, a…
Read MoreFrench police officer arrested over suspected far-right terror plot
A policeman who follows “a violent radical far-right ideology” has been arrested in France on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack, sources told AFP late on Thursday. Confirming a report by the TF1/LCI broadcaster, a judicial source said that the man was also suspected of having manufactured weapons, among other crimes. A separate source close…
Read MoreFormer Prince George’s County deputy accused of providing explosives to Annapolis man
A former Prince George’s County sheriff’s lieutenant who once led the agency’s K-9 unit has been charged with providing explosives and technical guidance to a man accused of manufacturing dozens of explosive devices, according to court documents. Micah Sam, a longtime sheriff’s deputy who received specialized explosives training during his law enforcement career, is accused…
Read MoreFormer U.S. Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Classified Information to Foreign Government
Nathan Vilas Laatsch, 29, of Alexandria, Virginia, a former IT specialist for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), pleaded guilty yesterday to transmission of national defense information to a foreign government. “U.S. government employees entrusted with our nation’s secrets must always protect our nation’s security, not cavalierly toss aside this responsibility out of disagreement, selfishness or…
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