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April 2024

Andrew Kovacs on May 2, 2024

Threats include:

  • China’s New Ten Dash Line Map | Foreign Nation-State Military
  • Chinese National Charged in Alleged Plan to Steal Google’s Artificial Intelligence Trade Secrets | Foreign Intelligence Entities
  • Hackers Target Sewer and Water Systems | Cyber
  • Cyberattack Against Commercial Prescription Program Hamstrings Military Pharmacies Around the World | Cyber
  • Haiti’s Main Port Closes as Gang Violence Continues | Gang Activity
  • New “Zombie Drug” Spreads in West Africa | Narcotics

Hazards include:

  • Atmospheric River Hits California, Prompting Mudslide and Flooding Concerns | Natural Hazards (Meteorological)
  • Largest Wildfire in Texas History Burns Over a Million Acres | Natural Hazards (Meteorological)
  • Potential Measles Exposure at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport | Natural Hazards (Biological)
  • Biological Research Laboratory Leaks in the U.S. | Natural Hazards (Biological)
  • U.S. Air Force F-35A Suffers Millions in Damage After Ingesting a Flashlight at Luke Air Force Base, AZ | Accidental Hazards (Human or Technologically Caused)
  • Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses | Accidental Hazards (Human or Technologically Caused

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January 2024

Andrew Kovacs on January 24, 2024

Threats include:

Air Force Disciplines 15 Over Alleged Leak of Classified Documents | Insider Threat
Taiwan Reports More Chinese Weather Balloon Incursions | Foreign Intelligence Entities (FIE)…

October 2023

Andrew Kovacs on October 25, 2023

Threats include:

Air Force Contractor Investigated for Breaching Military Communication Networks and Theft | Insider Threat
Australian, Philippine, and U.S. Militaries Conduct Drill Following Incidents Between Philippine and Chinese Vessels | Foreign Nation-State Military (FNSM)
Military Exercises Provide Opportunities for Intelligence Collection | Foreign Intelligence Entities (FIE)
CISA Releases 2022 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities | Cyber

July 2023

Andrew Kovacs on July 18, 2023

Threats include:

  • Military Personnel with Early Discharges Prominent Among Extremists | Insider Threat
  • National Parks Service Removes Cameras Overlooking San Diego Bay | Foreign Intelligence Entities (FIE)
  • Unsolicited Smartwatches Sent to Servicemembers | Foreign Intelligence Entities (FIE)
  • Phishing Attacks Using New Top-Level Domains | Cyber
  • Russian Ransomware Gang Hacks File-Transfer Program | Cyber
  • Missing 14-Year-Old Girl Found at Camp Pendleton | Crime
  • Memorial Day Shooting in Hollywood, Florida | Active Shooter
  • Animal Sedative Xylazine Being Mixed with Fentanyl | Narcotics

Hazards include:

  • Hurricane Season Outlook and Preparation | Meteorological Hazards
  • Heat Warnings and Advisories in Southern U.S. | Meteorological Hazards
  • Space Weather Activity Increasing | Space Weather

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April 2023

Andrew Kovacs on June 20, 2023

Threats include:

    • Russia Hosts Multilateral Arctic Exercises | Foreign Nation-State Military
    • North Korean Hacking Group Targets Cryptocurrencies | Cyber
    • FAA Makes Regulatory Changes to Unmanned Aerial Systems | Unmanned Aircraft-Unmanned Aerial Systems (UA-UAS)
    • National Guard Veteran Arrested for Terror Plot | Terrorism
    • Shooting at Naval Base Coronado Gate | Violent Crime
    • Increase in Fentanyl Deaths Among DoD Personnel | Narcotics
    • Camp Blaz Activation on Guam Met With Protest | Civil Disturbance

Hazards include:

    • Navy Dry Docks Closed for Earthquake Resiliency Improvements | Natural Hazards (Geological)
    • Flooding and Mudslides in California | Natural Hazards (Meteorological)
    • Increased Solar Flare Activity | Space Weather
    • Diesel Fuel Spill at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex, Hawaii | Accidental Events (Human or Technologically Caused)
    • Radioactive Capsule Lost and Recovered in Australia | Accidental Events (Human or Technologically Caused)
    • F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Engine Problem Reportedly Solved | Accidental Events (Human or Technologically Caused)

RMC Intelligence & Analysis Division Open Source Update – April 2023

January 2023

Andrew Kovacs on June 20, 2023

Threats include:

  • Status of Investigation into U.S. Navy Bribery Scandal and the “Fat Leonard” Apprehension | Insider Threat
  • North Korea Escalates Nuclear Threat Against South Korea | Foreign Nation-State Military
  • Former Army Pilot Sentenced for Acting as an Agent for China | Foreign Intelligence Entities (FIE)
  • “Hack Now, Decrypt Later” Attacks Pose Risks due to Quantum Computing | Cyber
  • China-Made Drones Intrude into D.C Airspace | Unmanned Aircraft-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UA-UAS)
  • Attacks on U.S. Electrical Infrastructure | Terrorism
  • Al-Shabaab’s Threat to Eastern Africa | Terrorism
  • Two Americans Charged for Plotting to Smuggle Military Equipment and Technology into Russia | Property Crime

Hazards include:

  • Storm Systems Across California Trigger Geological Hazards | Natural Hazards (Geological)
  • New York National Guard Soldiers, Airmen Respond to Christmas Eve Snowstorm in Western New York | Natural Hazards (Meteorological)
  • Marine Recruit’s Heat-Related Death Results in Charges | Natural Hazards (Meteorological)
  • U.S. Navy Reports Water Contamination on Aircraft Carriers | Natural Hazards (Biological)
  • Federal Agents to Assist Navy Investigation into Ship Fire | Accidental Events (Human or Technologically Caused)
  • GAO Finds DoD Aircraft Mission Capable Goals Were Not Achieved | Accidental Events (Human or Technologically Caused)
RMC Intelligence & Analysis Division Open Source Update – January 2023

October 2022

Andrew Kovacs on October 21, 2022

Threats include:

  • DoD Declines to Add New UCMJ Article for Extremism | Insider Threat
  • Army Doctor and Johns Hopkins Doctor Spouse Charged with Conspiring to Provide Medical Information to Russia | Insider Threat
  • Sabotage Suspected in Nord Stream Pipeline Leak | Foreign Nation-State Military
  • Scientists Working at U.S. Nuclear Lab Recruited by China | Foreign Intelligence Entities (FIE)
  • Anonymous Claims Credit for Moscow Traffic Jam | Cyber
  • Reported Sexual Assaults in the Military Rose 13% in 2021 | Crime
  • Deaths Following Indonesian Soccer Game | Civil Disturbance
  • USMC Fields Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) Threat Defense System | Unmanned Aircraft/Unmanned Aerial Systems (UA/UAS)

Hazards include:

  • Installations Unprepared for Tsunamis in Pacific Northwest | Natural Hazards (Geological)
  • Nearly 100% of Hawaii in Drought | Natural Hazards (Meteorological)
  • Largest Wildfires in New Mexico History in May-August 2022 | Natural Hazards (Meteorological)
  • Flooding in Pakistan | Natural Hazards (Meteorological)
  • U.S. Army Grounds Chinook Helicopter Fleet | Accidental Events
RMC Intelligence & Analysis Division Open Source Update – October 2022

July 2022

Andrew Kovacs on July 15, 2022

Threats include:

  • Influx of Anti-LGBTQ Activity During Pride Month | Civil Disturbance
  • Pro-Abortion Group Jane’s Revenge Attacks Crisis Pregnancy Centers Throughout the U.S. | Civil Disturbance
  • Use of TikTok by Service Members Continues to be National Security Concern for U.S. Lawmakers | Cyber
  • “Incel” Terrorism is a Growing Domestic Threat | Terrorism
  • Chinese Company Purchases Farmland Near Grand Forks Air Force Base | Foreign Intelligence Entities (FIE)

Hazards include:

  • Earthquake in Afghanistan | Geological Hazards
  • Chain of Command Issues Worsened Bonhomme Richard Fire | Maritime Mishap
  • Monkeypox Virus Outbreak Spreads Throughout the U.S. | Biological Hazards
  • Marine Corps Conducts Safety Stand Down after Six Aircraft Mishaps | Aircraft Mishap
  • Extreme Heat Across the Southern United States | Meteorological Hazards
  • Climate Change Impacts the U.S. Electric Grid | Meteorological Hazards
RMC Intelligence & Analysis Division Open Source Update – July 2022

April 2022

Andrew Kovacs on April 15, 2022

Threats include:

  • Three U.S Army Soldiers Accused in Gun Trafficking Ring with Chicago Gang | Insider Threat
  • Two Islamic State Assailants Conduct Attack in Israel | Terrorism
  • Russia Uses Hypersonic Missiles in Ukraine | Foreign Nation-State Military
  • Pro-Russian Hackers Seek to Spread Disinformation | Cyber

Hazards include:

  • U.S. Withdraws Some Shanghai Consulate Staff During Covid-19 Outbreak | Biological Hazards
  • 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Occurs Off Coast of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan | Geological Hazards
  • Red Hill Fuel Leak | HAZMAT Accident
  • Solar Flare Knocks Out Satellites | Space Weather
  • Simultaneous Record Temperatures in Arctic and Antarctic | Meteorological Hazards
RMC Intelligence & Analysis Division Open Source Update – April 2022

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