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Extremists ready for ‘civil war’

Hawaiian shirts have become the unlikely uniform of a growing movement of armed anti-government extremists who are preparing for a second US civil war under the name “Boogaloo”. Dozens of groups created on social media this year use “boogaloo” or derivations such as “big igloo” or “big luau” – a reference to a traditional Hawaiian celebration. Adherents often wear brightly coloured shirts over military fatigues and have been worn at protests around the US by heavily armed men demanding an end to lockdowns. Experts on extremism warn that “boogaloo boys” are reaching a wider audience of disaffected young men during the coronavirus pandemic as they are drawn by memes into the subculture of insurrection. Some of those involved are white supremacists who believe the coming civil war will be a race war but most are simply anti-establishment rebels frustrated with tightening US gun laws and lockdowns. “The Boogaloo is a loose-knit movement of anti-government extremists who are a

2 PKK members killed in northern Iraq: Turkish defense ministry

ANKARA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Turkish military killed two members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in a counter-terrorism operation in northern Iraq, Turkey's defense ministry said on Saturday. "Two PKK terrorists, who were detected in northern Iraq's Zap and Avachin region during the reconnaissance and surveillance activities, were neutralized by airstrikes," the ministry said on Twitter. "Our operations against the terrorist organization PKK continue resolutely," it added. Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in statements to imply terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured. Turkish security forces have long been conducting operations against the PKK in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq where the group has hideouts. The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the EU, launched a 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state which caused the live

Rise in phishing scams during circuit breaker; SingPost and StarHub among top companies impersonated: SPF

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SINGAPORE: The police on Saturday (May 16) warned of a rise in phishing scams during the COVID-19 "circuit breaker" period, with 151 cases reported from Apr 7 to May 7. That's a sharp increase from the monthly average of 20 cases reported in the first three months of this year. "Members of the public who have fallen victim to such phishing scams would receive emails or text messages purportedly sent from a company they know or trust, such as banks, government agencies, trade unions like NTUC, or companies such as SingPost, StarHub and Netflix," said the Singapore Police Force (SPF). These messages or emails usually include fake offers or claims to trick recipients into clicking on a link. Victims will then be redirected to fraudulent websites where they are asked to provide their credit or debit card details and a one-time password. Most victims only realise that they have been scammed when they discover unauthorised transactions in their ba

Pak Doctor Planning To Carry Out "Lone Wolf" Terror Attacks In US Indicted

Muhammad Masood, a licensed medical doctor from Pakistan, pledged allegiance to the ISIS. A 28-year-old Pakistani doctor on H-1B visa has been indicted by a federal grand jury on pledging allegiance to the ISIS terror group and expressing his desire to carry out "lone wolf" terror attacks in the US. According to the indictment, Muhammad Masood, a licensed medical doctor from Pakistan, was formerly employed as a research coordinator at a reputed medical clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The indictment against Masood was announced on Friday by US Attorney Erica MacDonald. Masood was initially charged by criminal complaint and has been in custody since his March 19 arrest at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Between January and March this year, he made several statements to others, including pledging his allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) and its leader, and expressing his desire to travel to Syria to fight for ISIS. Masood also e

Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga arrested in Paris region

Readers look at a newspaper June 12, 2002, in Nairobi carrying the photograph of Rwandan Felicien Kabuga wanted by the United States. The US published a "wanted" photograph in Kenyan newspapers of the businessman accused of helping finance the 1994 killings in Rwanda. Reuters File Photo Paris, May 16 Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, who is accused of funding militias that massacred about 800,000 people, was arrested on Saturday near Paris after 26 years on the run, the French justice ministry said. The 84-year-old, who is Rwanda's most-wanted man and had a $5 million US bounty on his head, was living under a false identity in a flat in Asnieres-Sur-Seine, according to the ministry. French gendarmes arrested him at 0530 GMT on Saturday, the ministry said. Kabuga was indicted in 1997 on seven criminal counts, including genocide, complicity in genocide and inciteme

Cyber Attack On U.K. Electricity Market Confirmed: National Grid Investigates

The company that facilitates payments on the U.K. electricity market, tracking the trade between those who produce electricity and those who supply it and resolving the differences, has fallen victim to a cyber-attack. Elexon is at the center of the balancing and settlement system, working with Great Britain's National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) to keep the lights on. The lights didn't go off across the U.K. as a result of this cyber-attack, but internal IT systems and laptops at Elexon went dark. A $2 billion energy market business Overseeing the payments in the energy market that exists between U.K. power station operators and the companies that provide the electricity supply to consumers and businesses alike, Elexon plays a vital role in ensuring the lights really do stay on across the country. It does this by not only monitoring electricity generation and matching it to National Grid demand but ensuring that correct payments are made to those ge

The Definitive Cyber Security Statistics Guide for 2020 - Security Boulevard

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Cyber attacks continue to grow in both numbers and ferocity — 2019 was just a sign of the things to come. Here’s your list of 122 of the most current cybersecurity industry, cyber attack, and data breach statistics for 2020 and beyond Last year, we published our first comprehensive list of cyber security statistics for our readers on Hashed Out. The article was such a hit that we wanted to make this an annual project that we publish with updated cybersecurity stats each year. This way, you know right away where you can turn for all of your cyber security data needs. This year, we wanted to up the ante and increased the number of cybersecurity statistics we report from 80 to 122. Since we’re using the most current information available — most of the data comes from 2019 and 2020 reports, studies, and news reports — it’s been a pretty massive undertaking. But we’re excited to share with you as much current and useful information as possible from many of the world’s leading