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CYBERATTACKS TO HOSPITALS
Keanna Grelicha, Counterintelligence and Cyber (CICYBER) Team; Alyssa Schmidt, Emergency Management, Health, and Hazards (EMH2) Team Week...
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Mar 22, 20228 min read
THE UKRAINIAN REFUGEE CRISIS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON EUROPE
Federica Calissano, Pètra van de Gevel, Benjamin Brooks, EUCOM Team Week of Monday, March 7, 2022 Woman with a child at the Polish train...
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Mar 7, 20228 min read
CYBER WARFARE AMID THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
Keanna Grelicha, CICYBER Team Week of Monday, March 7, 2022 Anonymous Emblem[1] Russia has been using a hybrid warfare strategy against...
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Mar 7, 20228 min read
THE INDO-RUSSIAN RELATIONSHIP
Sachin K, Editing and Quality Control (EQC) Team Week of Monday, January 17, 2022 Russian President Putin and Indian Prime Minister Modi...
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Jan 17, 20226 min read
SOCIETAL AND EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN THE US
Laura Vasile, Maria Zuppello, Counter Threat Strategic Communications (CTSC) Team Week of Monday, January 17, 2022 US protest against...
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Jan 17, 202210 min read
ECUADOR ENFORCES MANDATORY VACCINATION
Marina Tovar, Counterintelligence and Cyber Team; Jennifer Kelly, IFET Team; Martyna Dobrowolska, Iris Raith, EUCOM Team; Annabelle...
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Jan 10, 20225 min read
SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF THE TALIBAN’S USE OF BIOMETRIC DEVICES
Alberto Suarez, Sofia Pantoula, CENTCOM Team; Marina Tovar, Patrianna Napoleon, Counterintelligence and Cyber (CICYBER) Team Week of...
petravandegeveleu1
Dec 27, 20217 min read
CORRUPTION AND THE “HIDDEN DEBT” SCANDAL IN MOZAMBIQUE
Emma Palmberg and Jennifer Kelly, Illicit Finance and Economic Threats Team Week of Monday, December 27, 2021 Handcuffs and Money on the...
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Dec 27, 20218 min read
ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING IN COLOMBIA
Ciro Mazzola, Tatiana Vasquez, Illicit Finance and Economic Threats Team; Benedetta Piva, SOUTHCOM Team Week of Monday, December 27, 2021...
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Dec 27, 20217 min read
SOUTH AFRICA: IMPACT OF CORRUPTION AND CRIMINAL MARKETS
Illicit Finance and Economic Threats Team Week of Monday, December 20, 2021 Money and Documents on the South African Flag[1] “State...
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Dec 20, 202111 min read
GUINEA: POST-COUP ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC RISKS
Deepika Uppala, AFRICOM; Chandi Haripriya Guduru, Emma Palmberg, Illicit Finance and Economic Threats (IFET) Team Week of Monday,...
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Dec 20, 202112 min read
THE MS-13 INFLUENCE IN HONDURAS
Stacey Casas, Leidy Castellanos, Anonymous Writer, SOUTHCOM Week of Monday, December 13, 2021 Providing protection from urban violence[1]...
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Dec 13, 20216 min read
FAR-RIGHT EXTREMIST GROUPS’ USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
FAR-RIGHT EXTREMIST GROUPS’ USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO COMMUNICATE AND SPREAD RADICALIZED BELIEFS Keanna Grelicha,...
petravandegeveleu1
Dec 6, 20218 min read
THE RISE OF KIDNAPPINGS FOR RANSOM IN HAITI
Jennifer Kelly and Tatiana Vasquez; Illicit Finance and Economic Threats Team Week of November 22, 2021 Kidnapping for ransom victim[1]...
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Nov 22, 202110 min read
THE USE OF ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATIONS BY CRIMINALS
Patrianna Napoleon, Counterintelligence and Cyber (CICYBER) Team; Owen Saturnia, Michael Shoesmith, and Jonathan Petrovitch, Weapons and...
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Nov 22, 20216 min read
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BIAS EFFECTS ON EXTREMISM
Lydia Pardun, Katelyn Ramirez, Extremism Team Week of Monday, November 22, 2021 Artificial Intelligence[1] As security fields digitize...
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Nov 22, 20218 min read
THE THREAT OF RUSSIAN CYBER OPERATIONS: THE EFFECTS OF ESCALATING CYBERATTACKS ON THE US
Nicholas Fegreus, Tiffany Dove, Dyuti Pandya, NORTHCOM Team; Pètra van de Gevel, Iris Raith, EUCOM Team Week of Monday, November 22, 2021...
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Nov 22, 20219 min read
THE CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION IN NICARAGUA
Steven Cortez, Stacey Casas, Raphael Martin, SOUTHCOM Team Week of Monday, November 22, 2021 Woman protesting for democracy in...
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Nov 22, 20216 min read
NORTH KOREA’S EXPANDING ILLICIT CYBER AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
Emma Palmberg and Sara Kulic; Illicit Finance and Economic Threats Team Week of November 15, 2021 North Korea engages in illicit...
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Nov 15, 202112 min read
THE WAGNER GROUP IN MALI AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE STABILITY OF SAHEL
Michael Shoesmith, Jonathan (Alex) Petrovitch, Rebecca Pantani, Weapons and Tactics (W/T) Team Week of Monday, November 8, 2021 French...
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Nov 8, 20217 min read
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