🛰️ #OSINT Update for 4 July 2025 (CET) 🛰️
🇺🇸 United States — Cyberattack • Immigration
→ US Cyber Command launched counter-operation targeting command-and-control servers used by “Red Dhow” infrastructure.
→ ICE confirmed rollout of face‑mask-compatible biometric scanners at four new detention centres; monitoring compliance underway.
🇪🇺 European Union & Member States — Finance • Diplomacy
→ ECB released digital‑euro framework summary to European Parliament ahead of next week’s full review.
→ France approved its first regulated stablecoin under MiCA; rollout expected Q4.
→ Germany and Netherlands jointly rebuffed EU push for encryption backdoors during current Commission meeting.
🇨🇦 Canada — Surveillance • Crypto
→ Ontario Public Safety Ministry announced permanent integration of AI‑drone units for cross-border surveillance; federal review pending.
→ Canadian regulator granted MiCA-based sandbox licence to one fintech startup today.
🇦🇺 Australia — Privacy • Encryption
→ Victorian legislature introduced pari passu amendment to facial-recognition ban for private-sector retail.
→ Federal privacy department issued interim guidance delaying encryption law votes until Q3.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — Domestic Terrorism
→ MI5 upgraded alert to “severe” on online anti-immigrant networks plotting real-world protests; law enforcement briefings scheduled.
→ Home Office published draft biometric criteria for visa approvals; public consultation until end of month.
🇩🇪 Germany — Tech Oversight
→ Federal court scheduled expedited hearing for Palantir Gotham case next Wednesday; privacy groups to testify.
→ Open‑source encryption export licensing bill undergoing final parliamentary debate.
🇨🇳 China — Censorship • Cyber Policy
→ State-run CCTV network issued new reminder that encryption must comply with national cryptographic standards.
→ Beijing initiated wave of domain takedowns on VPN providers; commercial VPN usage dropped by estimated 20%.
🇯🇵 Japan — Cyber Policy
→ Upper House passed Active Cyber Defence Bill; law now awaiting Imperial assent and immediate implementation later this month.
→ JCS deploys drone jamming tech in Okinawa naval drills this week.
🇷🇺 Russia — Cyberattack • BRICS
→ Storm‑446 phishing campaign scaled to include medical research institutions in Estonia.
→ BRICS finance working group agreed framework for cross-border digital-ruble testing; pilot contracts to be finalized by September.
🇺🇦 Ukraine — Drones • Capital Controls
→ Ukrainian tri‑rotor surveillance drone fleet expanded by two mobile units near Zaporizhzhia.
→ Central bank updated crypto remittance thresholds to €10,000 for individuals, effective immediately.
🇮🇷 Iran — Cyberattack • Maritime
→ IRGC fast-attack craft have begun coordinated patrols near Abu Musa with mock targeting drills, marking escalation in naval readiness.
→ New malware variant “Red Dhow” found infiltrating maritime logistics platforms in the Gulf - linked to Iranian actors, targeting vessel tracking systems.
🇮🇱 Israel — Drones • Cyberattack
→ IDF has deployed two additional electronic warfare drone batteries along the northern front following Hezbollah drone incursions.
→ Insider alert: suspected compromised credentials used in attempted cyber breach of Israeli emergency services systems; access denied by 2FA protocols.
🇵🇸 Palestine — Humanitarian Aid
→ UN emergency airlift completed second airdrop of medicine to inaccessible Gaza zones; first drop in six days.
→ Field reports indicate gradual restoration of fuel-run generators in Rafah field hospitals.
🇰🇵 North Korea — Military Posture
→ Expanded fortification efforts at Kaesong border with fresh bunker and artillery emplacement construction observed.
🏦 ECB — Finance
→ Digital‑euro framework summary published for EP review ahead of July 10 panel session; no launch date shift indicated.
🛰️ Intelligence Agencies — BND • Mossad • NSA • FSB • MSS
→ NSA/CISA feeler report notes “Red Dhow” campaign targeting US maritime partners; technical advisory released to key stakeholders.
→ BND confirms Storm‑446 origin via known Kremlin-linked cyber unit TA505.
→ Mossad intercepts of Quds Force operational chatter increased by 30% over past 48 hrs.
đź“Ś Forward Triggers
→ Confirmation of any deployment or disruption from Red Dhow malware in Gulf logistic networks
→ IDF electronic‑warfare drone activation response reports
→ ECB digital‑euro framework debate takeaway after July 10
→ Canada/Ontario AI‑drone deployment review outcome
→ VIP hearing updates on Palantir Gotham
→ Ukraine crypto remittance policy impact analysis post-update
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