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- 1Russian services accused of plotting attacks on European defence executives●Russian security services are planning to assassinate top executives at Europes biggest defence companies European intel
European intelligence agencies believe Russian security services are planning to assassinate senior executives at Europe's largest defence companies, according to a Financial Times report. Officials say several attempted attacks have already been foiled, and that Russian intelligence cells are believed to still be organising and operating on mainland Europe.
- 2Fears of riots in Orléans as National Rally holds conference●European intelligence are increasingly concerned of large rioting in Orléans France this weekend as the right wing Natio
European intelligence agencies are reportedly increasingly concerned about the possibility of large rioting in Orléans, France, this weekend, as the right-wing National Rally party holds its annual conference in the city. Security services are said to be bracing for unrest around the event, though the specific intelligence behind the warnings and any planned countermeasures have not been detailed.
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Government websites across Europe have been taken offline following a technical failure that was discovered by an artificial intelligence system. In Brazil, the topic has drawn attention to the national telecommunications agency, whose remit covers connectivity and network reliability. The incident has sparked discussion about how quickly authorities responded and what the outage means for public digital services.
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A project calling itself 'Not Palantir', hosted at notpalantir.eu, is circulating on discussion forums. The name positions it explicitly against Palantir, the US data analytics company known for work with governments and intelligence agencies, suggesting a European, privacy-focused alternative is being promoted. Details about who is behind the project and what it offers remain limited, but the pointed branding is generating curiosity.
- 5US intelligence links Leipzig airport drone attack to Russian sabotage●U.S. intelligence agencies assess that a failed drone attack on Leipzig-Halle Airport in Germany in August was part of a
U.S. intelligence agencies assess that a failed drone attack on Leipzig-Halle Airport in Germany in August was part of an intensified Russian sabotage campaign ordered by President Vladimir Putin, the Wall Street Journal reports. The finding points to a broader pattern of hybrid operations targeting European infrastructure, and is drawing attention to security at German transport hubs and Western responses to Moscow's covert activity.
- 6Symantec links APT28 spy campaign to Russian GRU●Symantec attributes an espionage campaign against European defense and law-enforcement targets to APT28, linked to Russi
Symantec's threat intelligence team has attributed an espionage campaign targeting European defense and law-enforcement organisations to APT28, the hacking group widely linked to Russia's GRU military intelligence agency. According to the analysis, the focus on security institutions suggests the operation aimed to gather intelligence on European defense posture and military operations. The findings add to a long record of public attributions of cyber espionage activity in Europe to Russian state-linked actors, prompting renewed discussion of European cyber defenses.