From Colorado storage unit, Arizona man practiced placing bombs in churches

A Phoenix man who traveled across the western U.S. to sneak backpacks into Christian churches in three states was simultaneously assembling bomb-making materials in Colorado, according to a federal investigation. He was convicted Friday of a federal hate crime. A Read More …

Italy: Police investigate after more than a dozen Teslas burned in Rome

Italian police are investigating a possible arson attack after more than a dozen Tesla cars were burned at a dealership at the edge of the capital early on Monday morning. A total of 17 cars were damaged in the fire Read More …

New Mexico: Authorities investigate damaging fire at GOP headquarters

Federal authorities are investigating a fire early Sunday that damaged the entryway to the headquarters of the Republican Party of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Agents working with local authorities recovered unspecified “incendiary materials” at the scene, said Bureau of Alcohol Read More …

FBI launches task force targeting anti-Tesla ‘domestic terrorism’

The FBI announced on Monday the creation of a task force intended to “crack down on violent Tesla attacks,” a move that follows a spate of such incidents appearing to target Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturer. Acts of violence and Read More …

RFI: Eventual short-term FEMA contract to standardize, strengthen security systems

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) intends to issue a short-term, two-year competitive Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) or other contract vehicle under a FEMA Security Enterprise Services and National Maintenance Acquisition (SESNMA) contract, Read More …

Texas: New Braunfels Man who Planned Mass Murder Attacks Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Federal Prison

SAN ANTONIO – A New Braunfels man was sentenced in federal court today to 78 months in prison for a charge related to his planned mass murder attacks that were thwarted by federal and local law enforcement. According to court Read More …

Massachusetts authorities investigate ‘suspicious’ fires at Tesla charging stations

Authorities in Littleton, Massachusetts, have launched an investigation into fires at a Tesla charging station that they deem “suspicious.” According to a news release, members of the local police and fire departments responded to the blaze at a shopping center Read More …

Nevada: Cybertruck driver used ChatGPT to plan Las Vegas attack

Police found a six-page manifesto on Matthew Livelsberger’s phone and said he used ChatGPT to plan his New Year’s Day bombing at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. A few of the entries posted in the application included “How Read More …

Texas: Bomb-making materials found at Houston home of New Orleans attacker

Federal investigators found bomb-making materials while searching the Texas home of the man responsible for the deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, law enforcement officials said Friday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S.-born citizen from Texas, was living Read More …

Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion investigators piece together suspect’s final hours

Matthew Livelsberger — the suspected driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded on New Year’s Day outside the Trump International Las Vegas Hotel — died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound prior to the blast, officials said at a Thursday press Read More …

Louisiana: FBI shares photos of New Orleans attack suspect, wants to talk to anyone who saw IED coolers

FBI officials and local law enforcement officers want to talk to anyone who may have seen a blue cooler in the French Quarter in the hours before an attacker barreled a truck down Bourbon Street, killing 14 people on New Read More …

Louisiana: Bomb-making materials found at New Orleans Airbnb potentially tied to Bourbon Street terrorist

Bomb-making materials were reportedly found at a New Orleans Airbnb, as authorities investigate a possible connection to the truck-ramming terror attack that killed at least 15 people and injured over 30 others on Bourbon Street during a New Year’s celebration. Read More …

Louisiana: At least 10 people killed, many injured after vehicle slams into crowd in New Orleans

Ten people were killed and dozens injured early Wednesday when a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter as revelers were celebrating the new year, officials said. New Orleans Police Read More …

Virginia: FBI says it seized largest cache of “finished explosive devices” in its history

The FBI found the largest cache of “finished explosive devices” in the bureau’s history during the arrest of a Virginia man earlier this month, according to court documents. Federal prosecutors are seeking to keep the man, Brad Spafford, in custody Read More …

Virginia college student arrested by FBI for plotting terrorist attack on Israeli Consulate

A Virginia college student was arrested by the FBI this week for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack on the Israeli Consulate in New York City. Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, an Egyptian national and 18-year-old student at George Mason University Read More …

Florida Man Arrested, Charged for Alleged Plot to Bomb New York Stock Exchange

Authorities arrested and charged a Florida man on Wednesday for allegedly planning to bomb the New York Stock Exchange the week before Thanksgiving. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener discussed with FBI informants and undercover employees that he wanted to force a “reboot” Read More …

Hong Kong: Mastermind of foiled bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years

The mastermind behind a foiled bomb plot during anti-government protests in Hong Kong in 2019 has been jailed for nearly 24 years in the city’s first case brought under an anti-terrorism law. Ng Chi-hung, who had previously pleaded guilty to Read More …

Tennessee: Man charged after allegedly trying to blow up a power substation with a drone

A man has been charged after allegedly trying to blow up a Tennessee power substation as part of a white supremacist plot to upend American society, another potential instance of extremism targeting critical infrastructure. Skyler Philippi, 24, spent months plotting Read More …

Lasers, Microwaves, Missiles, Guns Not On The Table For Domestic Drone Defense

The U.S. military isn’t currently interested in fielding kinetic and directed energy capabilities, such as laser and high-power microwave weapons, surface-to-air interceptors, and gun systems, for defending domestic bases and other critical infrastructure from rapidly growing and evolving drone threats. Read More …

Russia’s National Guard enhances security measures at Kursk NPP

Russia’s National Guard Service has tightened security measures at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. “As part of efforts to ensure the security of the critical facility, National Guard units have taken additions security measures at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant,” Read More …