🛰️ #OSINT Update for 6 July 2025 (CET) 🛰️
🇺🇸 United States — Cyberattack • Immigration • AI Regulation
→ DHS issued nationwide advisory after “Red Dhow” sampling detected in maritime logistics databases—no confirmed service disruptions yet.
→ ICE biometric scanners now in five detention centers (Texas & California), with an audit framework in development.
→ House committee advanced bill imposing mandatory audits and certification for generative-AI platforms that cross defined compute thresholds.
🇪🇺 European Union & Member States — Finance • Digital ID • Privacy
→ ECB confirmed digital‑euro framework presentation to Parliament today; expects feedback window leading to Q4 2025 pilot.
→ First French MiCA stablecoin issuer launched operations; Spain activated encrypted biometric health-passport public key infrastructure.
→ BaFin extended KYC-wallet consultation to September; includes feedback on anonymisation thresholds.
🇷🇺 Russia — Cyberattack • Military Tech • Finance
→ “Storm‑447” phishing campaign identified targeting Latvian government agencies; reported and shut down via CERT cooperation.
→ Reports surface of expanded civilian drone labs producing long-endurance UAVs for BRICS supply pipeline.
→ Kaliningrad region expands de-dollarisation controls to include small business USD/EUR transactions.
🇺🇦 Ukraine — Drones • Cyber Resilience • Crypto Policy
→ Ukrainian military reported successful nighttime reconnaissance using quad‑rotor UAVs in northern Zaporizhzhia.
→ Follow-up audit in cyber firm confirms blocked malware attempts using Storm‑446 methods.
→ Central bank amended crypto remittance limits—introducing real-time transaction monitoring above €5,000.
🇨🇳 China — Censorship • Digital ID
→ Major telecom blackout observed for DoH/DNS‑over‑HTTPS services; rollout coincides with CCP policy announcements.
→ Pilot cities now using digital IDs linked to university systems for automated course enrolments and campus access.
🇯🇵 Japan — Cyber Defence • Encryption
→ Joint US‑Japan cyber exercise concluded yesterday; debrief signals improved incident response workflows.
→ MoJ released draft regulation for encrypted-messaging apps aimed at high-risk use; public consult set to begin.
🇨🇦 Canada — Surveillance • Crypto Regulation
→ Ontario's public comment period extended to October due to high engagement on AI-drone border surveillance.
→ Canadian regulators released draft MiCA-aligned stablecoin framework with novel consumer protection mechanisms.
🇦🇺 Australia — Privacy • Encryption
→ Federal govt issued interim guidance supporting WA police facial-recognition usage where judicial oversight is present.
→ Senate committee approved postponement of encryption bill votes until post-consultation outcomes in Q4.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — Domestic Terrorism • Immigration
→ MI5 flagged coordinated national protests by anti-immigrant groups; threat level remains at severe.
→ Home Office biometric visa-trial extends to five more countries ahead of October pilot.
🇩🇪 Germany — Tech Surveillance • Policy
→ German court rejected preliminary injunction against encryption export control bill; full appeal scheduled next month.
→ Palantir Gotham court case postponed due to data-protection evidence reviews.
🇮🇷 Iran — Cyberattack • Naval • Intelligence
→ New “Red Dhow 2.0” malware variant detected targeting Gulf port terminal management systems; defensive patches in progress.
→ IRGC naval simulations concluded near Greater Tunb; drills included live GPS spoofing counter-measures.
→ Quds Force satellite communications reportedly shifted to L-band frequencies.
🇮🇱 Israel — Drones • Cyberattack • Surveillance
→ IDF deployed spectrum-jamming drone in Gaza buffer zone after detection of drone swarm approach yesterday.
→ Unauthorized login attempts traced to Iranian state IPs occurred at Israeli hospital system; access blocked via MFA.
→ Mossad advancing purchase of AI-enabled camera systems for checkpoint recognition and border facility use.
🇵🇸 Palestine — Humanitarian Aid
→ UN dispatched fourth coordinated medical airdrop into Gaza today; coverage extended to new neighborhoods.
→ Khan Yunis field hospital added solar-powered generators after diesel supplies ran low.
🇰🇵 North Korea — Military Posture
→ Satellite updates show reinforcement of artillery positions at Kaesong ahead of combined US‑ROK Freedom Shield exercise.
🏦 ECB — Digital‑Euro
→ Digital-euro policy framework released late today; ECB to hold public Q&A session on 10 July.
🛰️ Intelligence Agencies — BND • Mossad • CIA • NSA • FSB • MSS
→ NSA/CISA/BND issued new advisory on Red Dhow 2.0 variant defenses to maritime network operators.
→ Mossad intercepted Quds Force encrypted drone telemetry—new frequency hopping methods confirmed.
→ FSB/MSS finalized automated metadata-scan rollout across encrypted domestic traffic.
📌 Forward Triggers
→ Maritime breach or data exfiltration via Red Dhow 2.0 malware
→ IDF jamming drone field report from Gaza buffer zone
→ Public reaction to ECB Q&A session and 10 July framework
→ MoJ consult results on encrypted messaging app regulation
→ UK biometric visa-trial preliminary analysis
→ Ontario/Canada stablecoin framework finalisation
→ Outcome of Palantir court case in Germany
🛰️ End of report.