terrorism

In the wake of the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans that killed at least 15 and injured dozens, Allstate Sugar Bowl officials said the decision to postpone the game to Thursday at 4 p.m. ET will enable security teams to increase their coverage around the city and especially at the...

John Bolton, former National Security Advisor during the Donald Trump administration, recently expressed concerns about potential terrorist threats emerging from Afghanistan. What Happened: On a Sunday, Bolton took to X to voice his apprehensions about the security situation in Afghanistan. He...

The former commander of the U.S. Central Command, Gen. Frank McKenzie, has raised the alarm over the escalating threats that ISIS and its subsidiaries pose to the United States. What Happened: McKenzie, in an interview with ABC News, voiced his worries over the growing ambitions of the Islamic...

Israel has intensified efforts to disrupt Hamas' access to cryptocurrency market. What Happened: Financial Times reported that, since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, dozens of cryptocurrency accounts have been closed and millions of dollars’ worth of crypto coins were seized. More than 100...

Expressing grave concerns about the potential misuse of the metaverse and cryptocurrencies by terrorist organizations, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asserted that the virtual world is likely to become a breeding ground for terrorists to brainwash youth, employ and train new...

The U.S. on Monday said it killed a high-ranking member of the Islamic State in Syria in a successful military operation.  What Happened: The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it downed Khalid ‘Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, who was responsible for devising the strategy for ISIS attacks in...

A newly released report from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic says that millions worth of Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) has been used for illicit activities such as terrorism, child sex abuse material, and far-right extremism. “While the vast majority of this activity consists of fraud...

Israeli authorities have said they seized cryptocurrency allegedly used to help terrorist organization Hamas for the third time within a year. What Happened: The country’s National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing (NBCTF) said Defense Minister Beni Gantz signed a seizure order for the...

A new report from Coinbase Global Inc’s (NASDAQ: COIN) Special Investigations Team has revealed that three cryptocurrencies — Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP — accounted for more than 98% of terror funding. What Happened: According to the report, Bitcoin (CRYPTO...

Suicide bombers and gunmen were responsible for killing at least 13 U.S. service members and 60 Afghans at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) and the city’s Baron Hotel, the Associated Press reported Thursday. What Happened: The carnage reportedly took place after a...

Terrorist organization Hamas owns at least $7.7 million in cryptocurrencies, including meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), according to a seizure order issued by Israel. What Happened: Israel’s National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing issued the seizure order against 84...

Business groups forcefully condemned President Donald Trump for stoking supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol Wednesday and lawmakers for going along with the president's debunked conspiracy claims about election fraud by trying to block certification of the Electoral College results. National...

Rail employees involved in higher-risk freight rail operations must now be trained to watch for terrorist-related threats, according to a new rule from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The rule, which goes into effect on June 22, calls for the owners and operators of higher-risk...

Brent crude oil prices rose more than 4% Thursday morning amid reports of two tanker attacks near Iran's coastline. What Happened Two tankers in the Gulf of Oman suffered significant fire damage, one of which docked in Saudi Arabia and was destined to Singapore, according to CNBC. The other...

It sounds counterintuitive for censorship or community expulsion to curb violent extremism, whose perpetrators are already driven by feelings of discrimination, alienation, oppression or non-acceptance, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. But the recent strategies of tech and social...