RiskIntel

Obama to announce $3 billion in private sector pledges for food security in Africa

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:15 +0000

“President Barack Obama is set to announce $3 billion in private sector pledges aimed at alleviating hunger in Africa and urge the world’s biggest economies to make good on their own financial promises.”

Source: Obama to announce $3 billion in private sector pledges for food security in Africa – The Washington Post

Saudi hackers target Iran oil sector

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:30:49 +0000

“Websites belonging to several state-backed Iranian oil firms have been targeted by a group of hackers from Saudi Arabia, PANA News, a Persian-language news agency reported.”

(Source: Saudi hackers target Iran oil sector – report – Energy – ArabianBusiness.com.)

1 dead from grenade attack outside nightclub in Mombasa, Kenya

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:58:45 +0000

“Police say attackers fired shots and detonated grenades outside a nightclub in Kenya’s coastal town of Mombasa after they were denied entry, killing one person and injuring four.”

Source: Official: 1 dead from grenade attack outside nightclub in Mombasa, Kenya – The Washington Post

BoE Cites Increased Risk Of Disorderly Euro Outcome As Greatest Threat To UK

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:13:31 +0000

“The Bank of England’s monthly inflation report released today said inflation is expected to fall down below the bank’s target of 2% over the next two years. However, the report added that inflation risks have recently risen over the short term as political instability in Europe threatens the single currency’s future.”

(Source: BoE Cites Increased Risk Of Disorderly Euro Outcome As Greatest Threat To UK – TheStreet.)

Stocks Post Loss on Greece

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:06:54 +0000

“Stocks faded in the final hour of trading Tuesday to finish lower following news that Greek depositors withdrew 700 million euros from the nation’s banking system and after Greece’s leaders failed to agree on a coalition government.”

(Source: US Stocks: Stocks Post Loss on Greece, S&P at 3-Month Low – US Business News – CNBC.)

Yemeni oil pipeline hit by third terrorist attack

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:56:55 +0000

“Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) terrorists blew up a gas pipeline transporting LNG from Maarib to the Balhaf export terminal in the Gulf of Aden late on May 13. This was the third attack on the pipeline in recent months, a Yemeni government official said, and was claimed to be in response to government attacks on the group, which have killed dozens of its members in recent weeks.”

Source: HazardEx – Yemeni oil pipeline hit by third terrorist attack

Bodyguard says he was paid $3K to gun down security official who was ‘annoyance’ to Iraqi VP

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:25:38 +0000

“A bodyguard for Iraq’s fugitive vice president testified Tuesday that he was paid $3,000 to assassinate a government security official in one of hundreds of death squad killings that authorities link to one of the nation’s highest-ranking Sunni leaders.”

(Source: Bodyguard says he was paid $3K to gun down security official who was ‘annoyance’ to Iraqi VP – The Washington Post.)

Russia: Someone is Hurting Our Space Program

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:28:40 +0000

“Are wars moving into the ‘invisible’ field? Can the use of advanced measures neutralize military activity on the ground or in space, without anyone knowing who the neutralizer was? If we judge by the things said this week by the head of Russia’s space agency, it is quite possible.”

Source: Israel Defense | Russia: Someone is Hurting Our Space Program

Police detain 20 for alleged links to terrorist KCK

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:22:59 +0000

“The İstanbul Police Department’s Counterterrorism Unit has detained 20 people for alleged links to the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), an umbrella political organization that includes the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), early on Tuesday.”

Source: Police detain 20 for alleged links to terrorist KCK

Multiple Human Rights, Foreign Policy Sites Hacked

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:32:56 +0000

“A rash of recent and ongoing targeted attacks involving compromises at high-profile Web sites should serve as a sobering reminder of the need to be vigilant about applying browser updates. A broad index of prominent sites belonging to foreign policy and human rights groups have been hacked and quietly serving spyware to visitors by exploiting newly patched flaws in widely used software from Adobe and Oracle.”

(Source: Multiple Human Rights, Foreign Policy Sites Hacked — Krebs on Security.)