🛰️ #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.

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