Terrorism in the News
National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin
The US Department of Homeland Security issued a Bulletin concerning domestic terrorism and misinformation. They have called out the improper use of mis-dis-and mal-information (MDM) as a major issue that causes distrust in government.
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/ntas/alerts/22_0207_ntas-bulletin.pdf
A Boston man was indicted for obstructing a federal investigation on fires that were set at a Jewish Affiliated institution in Arlington, Needham, and Chelsea Massachusetts. The man was found in Stockholm, Sweden and is being extradited. He was charged with falsifying, concealing, and covering up material facts; concealing records, tampering with an official proceeding. The incident occurred in May of 2019.
Out of Columbus Ohio there are 3 men pleading guilty to conspiring to attack power grids across the US in racially motivated violent extremism that advocates for white supremacy. The individuals were attempting to damage the countries infrastructure, economy and cause division in society. They were assigning each other substations in different regions of the US to attack with rifles. The individuals face 15 years in prison.
Quad to strengthen cyber-terrorism cooperation- Australia's Payne
Australia, India, Japan, and the US pledged to deepen cooperation in the IndoPacific region from coercion. This is an attempt to increase maritime security support and awareness. They hope to develop awareness in offshore resources, navigation and overflight and combating illegal fishing.
GiveSendGo Hacker Faces Death Threats for Leaking ‘Freedom Convoy’ Donor Info
A Canadian Hacker who was responsible for hacking Gab and Parler now states he is also responsible for hacking a Christian crowdfunding site called GiveSendGo. His name is Aubrey Cottle and goes by Kirtaner, was one of the founding members of Anonymous has also admitted to leaking personal information from the Freedom Convoy in Canada of over 92,000 donors. Due to this he is now receiving death threats, but does not seem concerned about physical or legal threats that he has received.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5q88w/givesendgo-hacker-aubrey-cottle-freedom-convoy