The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi is not surprising in light of how the Saudi security forces deal with critics of the monarchy. From the BBC:
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Category: Activities
Telegram-ed to Death Row: Iraqi Intelligence Captured ISIS Leader With an App
The death sentence handed down last month to Ismail Alwan Salman al-Ithawi, deputy leader of the Islamic State, reminded me of the clever intelligence operation that nabbed four other top ISIS commander. Reminder to aspiring spies: Don’t trust your smart phone.
U.S. Charges Russian GRU Officers with International Hacking and Related Influence and Disinformation Operations
A grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania has indicted seven defendants, all officers in the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), a military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, for computer hacking, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering. Source: U.S. Charges Russian GRU Officers...
Furious Putin Says Skripal Is a ‘Scumbag” and ‘Traitor”
Vladimir Putin has a migraine named Sergey Skripal and the pain is making him testy According to The Guardian, the Russian president denounced Skripal with harsh words.
If You Have a Cyberwar Weapon, the Air Force Has $30 Million
Life Cycle Management Center (LCMC) in San Antonio, Texas, is seeking proposals for its Unified Platform (UP), a software system to support development of new cyber weapons. And they have money.