Terrorism Watch

  A “cyber terrorist” who was jailed after hiding his support for the so-called   Islamic State   on a James Bond-style cufflink has been refused parole. Samata Ullah, then 34, created a “one-stop shop” for terrorists from his bedroom in  Cardiff , offering a range of guidance on how to stay one step ahead of police and security services. At the time of his arrest in the city on September 22 2016, he had USB cufflinks with a Linux operating system loaded on it and a hoard of extremist data including 15 copies of the IS propaganda magazine Dabiq. The court heard he had advised others not to store incriminating information on computers and recommended using USB sticks to keep it away from “the prying eyes of authorities”. Ullah was jailed at the Old Bailey in 2017 after he admitted to five terror offences, including membership of IS, also known as Daesh, as well as training and preparation of terrorist acts. He was handed a sentence of eight years in jail with a further five years on ext

  They explored ways to strengthen their joint initiatives in areas such as countering illicit maritime activities, enforcing maritime laws, and enhancing capabilities. India and European Union (EU) discussed on ways to sustain a secure maritime environment conducive for inclusive growth and global well being. This discussion took place during the 3rd India-EU Maritime Security Dialogue, which was held on 5 October 2023 in Brussels. The Indian delegation was led by Muanpuii Saiawi, Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs and the EU delegation by Ambassador Joanneke Balfoort, Director for Security and Defence Policy, European External Action Service. Both sides evaluated their ongoing collaborative efforts in maritime affairs, focusing on bolstering global and regional mechanisms for comprehensive maritime security. They explored ways to strengthen their joint initiatives in areas such as countering illicit maritime activities, en

India continues to be on the top of the agenda of nation-state actors when it comes to cyber-attacks. According to the latest report by  Microsoft , India accounts for 13 per cent of cyber-attacks in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, making it one of the top-three most attacked countries by nation-state actors. For Transmission Control Protocol attacks, in particular, while India was the second most targeted country last year, it has now come down to the fifth given recent geo-political shifts. The report said India has begun advancing cyber incident reporting requirements in the last 12 months and is among the few countries that have initiated measures to protect digital infrastructure.  Source:  https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/india-emerges-as-top-3-target-for-nation-state-driven-cyber-attacks/article67387522.ece

By Huseyin Hayatsever and Burcu Karakas ANKARA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Two attackers detonated a bomb in front of Turkish government buildings in Ankara on Sunday, leaving both of them dead and two police officers wounded, and a Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility for the attack. Authorities called it the first terrorist attack in the capital in years. CCTV footage obtained by Reuters showed a vehicle pulling up to the Interior Ministry's main gate and one of its occupants quickly walking toward the building before being engulfed in an explosion, while the other remains on the street. The blast killed one of the attackers and authorities "neutralised", or killed, the other, the interior minister said of the incident that rattled a central district that is home to ministerial buildings and nearby parliament. In a speech at the opening of a new parliamentary session hours later, President Tayyip Erdogan called the morning attack "the latest attempt" to inflic

The remand copy of Delhi police says cops received secret inputs that foreign funds in crores were infused illegally in India by Indian and foreign entities inimical to India in pursuance of a conspiracy with the intention to disrupt the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India, to cause disaffection against India, and to threaten the unity, integrity, and security of India   Delhi police’s special cell has alleged that it got secret inputs, which revealed that   NewsClick   founder Prabir Purkayastha, the American millionaire accused of spreading Chinese propaganda Neville Roy Singham, and some other Chinese employees of Singham-owned Shanghai-based company Starstream have exchanged emails, which expose their intent to show that Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh are not part of India. The anti-terror unit of Delhi police has also alleged while seeking remand that the accused persons have conspired to disrupt supplies and services essential to the life of communities in India and abe

  The Netherlands’ finance minister, Sigrid Kaag, who is married to a former Palestinian official, sent millions to a terror-linked Palestinian NGO. By Akiva Van Koningsveld, JNS Jewish communal leaders in the Netherlands are facing tough questions after inviting to the country’s annual  Kristallnacht  commemoration a government minister who sent millions of euros to a terror-linked Palestinian nonprofit. Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag, who previously served as the European country’s minister for foreign affairs and development cooperation, admitted to parliament in 2020 that her ministry had paid part of the salaries of two terrorists involved in the murder of an Israeli teenager. Seventeen-year-old  Rina Shnerb  was killed and her father and brother seriously wounded in a Aug. 2019 bombing near the Samaria community of Dolev. The terrorists implicated in the attack, Samer Arbid and Abdul Razeq Farraj, were employed by the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), which has  c

Sri Lanka Central Bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit, which is pushing for anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing compliance obligations, has urged lawyers and notaries public to appoint a compliance officer when they are engaging in some activities in line with a request by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF has urged Sri Lanka to comply with the latest international Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Compliance Obligations in return to its $3 billion loan. The new move comes after the IMF has delayed the disbursement of second tranche of Sri Lanka’s $3 billion loan without the global lender’s Staff Level Agreement. The IMF has asked the President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government to boost revenue measures and implement strong anti-corruption measures, government officials who were privy to the meetings with IMF delegation told Economy Next last week. Sri Lanka is at a risk of falling into Grey List if it does not ta