Concilium Security Risk Brief

Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they targeted a US early warning radar in Bahrain after a strike on Sirik, Nov 12 to 13 (Reuters, Al Jazeera, Arab News) Houthis claim attacks on Sharurah airport, Khamis Mushait air base and Aramco sites; coalition reports drone intercepts; UN Security Council renews Yemen sanctions, Nov 12 (Arab News, South24); Houthi offensive in Lahij, Nov 11 (TheStudyofWar) At least 35 killed and 14 missing in ADF attacks in Mambasa, Ituri, DR Congo, Nov 10 to 13 (Radio Okapi) Ukrainian drone attack kills four in Volgograd, Nov 13; car bomb kills a Russian serviceman in St Petersburg, Nov 12 (Reuters) Grenade attack on RCN headquarters in Cali, Colombia, Nov 11 (RTCC Noticias, La Nacion) Also noted: Mastung Kandawa post attack and ISPR operations in Mir Ali and Orakzai, Pakistan; Iran mine claims in the Strait of Hormuz; school bomb threats traced to a compromised Taiwanese university email account; Norway sabotage warning; Tigray displacement; North Korean and Kazakhstan-linked hacking (Dawn, TheStudyofWar, TheRecord_Media, Reuters, ICRC). These security developments come from government travel advisories and trusted analysts, curated by the Concilium Security Risk Management Team. This brief summarizes public reporting and is not a substitute for your organization's own risk assessment. Check the original source before making travel decisions. This brief is digitally narrated. Questions? Reach Concilium at [email protected]. Read the full transcript

Saudi air defenses intercept three Houthi cruise missiles fired toward Riyadh; Houthis say they targeted King Khalid International Airport and a Yanbu pumping station, Nov 11 (Reuters, Al Jazeera, Arab News) Iran attacks shipping navigation systems on Oman's Didamar island, sources say, Nov 11 (Reuters) Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis kills five to six, Nov 11 to 12 (Reuters, AP, Al Jazeera) Update: at least 10 police killed in the Kohat ambush in Pakistan, Nov 11 (Express Tribune, Tribal News Network) MSF says Congo's Ebola outbreak is still out of control after six months, Nov 12; Kenya discharges its last Ebola patient, Nov 11 (Reuters) Also noted: Smartraveller lowers advice for Rasuwa and Nuwakot in Nepal and flags ASEAN Summit and APEC security measures; bomb and arson attacks in southern Thailand; Russia and Ukraine strike each other's capitals; Romania identifies a Russian-linked cyberattack; update on Italy school bomb warnings; Iran drops its 2,000 km missile range limit; Kataib Hezbollah front group indictment; cholera rising after floods in Mudug, Somalia; ADF attack at Mabalako, DR Congo; FCDO health screening updates for Madagascar and Liberia; plot against a Chilean mayor; GSocket persistence on Linux servers (Smartraveller, The Nation, MCOT, Reuters, TheStudyofWar, criticalthreats, UNOCHA, Kivu Morning Post, FCDOtravelGovUK, InSightCrime, MsftSecIntel). These security developments come from government travel advisories and trusted analysts, curated by the Concilium Security Risk Management Team. This brief summarizes public reporting and is not a substitute for your organization's own risk assessment. Check the original source before making travel decisions. This brief is digitally narrated. Questions? Reach Concilium at [email protected]. Read the full transcript

At least 300 schools in Italy evacuated after receiving the same bomb alert message, Nov 11 (Reuters) US Army member arrested in the UK on suspicion of spying for Russia, Nov 10; US Justice Department says an Iran-backed militant helped plot an attack on RAF Fairford from a US jail, Nov 10 (TheRecord_Media, BNONews, Reuters) Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia issue, then withdraw, shelter alerts over unidentified drones from Russia or Belarus, Nov 10 to 11 (Reuters) Storms Bruna and Charles bring high winds and flood risk to mainland Portugal, Nov 10 to 13 (TravelGov, FCDOtravelGovUK) Reported Ethiopian and Eritrean border clashes near Badme, Nov 9 (criticalthreats) Also noted: drone attack cuts power in part of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine; Israeli strikes kill seven in Gaza City and Khan Younis; militants fire on police in Kohat district, Pakistan; DR Congo military court sentences 66 soldiers to death; Ugandan troops begin withdrawing from Somalia; armed violence displaces more than 5,900 in Haiti's Arcahaie and Cabaret and police with Salvadoran troops destroy a 400 Mawozo leader's house; Russian state-linked hackers compromise government email servers in Romania and Kazakhstan; Microsoft tracks Brazil-focused cluster Storm-3350 (Reuters, Tribal News Network, BBCAfrica, LongWarJournal, UNOCHA, Miami Herald, TheRecord_Media, MsftSecIntel). These security developments come from government travel advisories and trusted analysts, curated by the Concilium Security Risk Management Team. This brief summarizes public reporting and is not a substitute for your organization's own risk assessment. Check the original source before making travel decisions. This brief is digitally narrated. Questions? Reach Concilium at [email protected]. Read the full transcript

US military moves refueling tankers out of RAF Mildenhall over an Iran threat, Nov 9 (Reuters citing WSJ, BBC Verify) France attributes the October supermarket refrigeration cyberattacks to an IRGC-linked unit, seeks arrest warrants and EU sanctions, Nov 9; protest alert for France, Nov 9 (France Diplomatie, Reuters, TheRecord_Media, TravelGov) Backpack bomb kills a police officer and seriously injures another in Oviedo, Spain, after a shooting, Nov 10 (RTVE, El Comercio) Three polio vaccination workers abducted in Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Nov 9 (The Hindu) Drone attack on the army base in Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolívar, Colombia kills three soldiers, Nov 7 (InSightCrime, Noticias Caracol) Also noted: Poland arrests two Ukrainians over alleged espionage and sabotage, pro-Russian hackers leak data on Italy's foreign minister, Saudi-led coalition interceptions and reported strikes on Sanaa, Canada reimposes sanctions on 11 Iranian entities, a deadly embankment collapse and flooding in Gaza, flash floods in Syria, the Cantine attack toll in North Kivu rises to 41, Ebola screening on arrival in Côte d'Ivoire, Zimbabweans arrested in South Africa over plans to join the war in Ukraine, and the papal visit to Peru with Cusco airport closing Nov 15 (Reuters, TheRecord_Media, UNOCHA, Dépêche.cd, FCDOtravelGovUK, BBCAfrica, TravelGoC). These security developments come from government travel advisories and trusted analysts, curated by the Concilium Security Risk Management Team. This brief summarizes public reporting and is not a substitute for your organization's own risk assessment. Check the original source before making travel decisions. This brief is digitally narrated. Questions? Reach Concilium at [email protected]. Read the full transcript

Gunmen kill a vigilante and his relatives and burn their home in Gidan Taba, Zamfara, Nigeria; 13 abducted, Nov 7 (Reuters, Daily Trust) Airstrikes near Sanaa kill at least 27, per the Houthi-run health ministry, Nov 7; Riyadh civil defense alert, Nov 9 (AP, Al Jazeera, Reuters) Drone attack halts Iraq's Khor Mor gas field and cuts about 2.8 GW of Kurdistan power generation, Nov 8 (Reuters, Kurdistan24, Rudaw) Migrant boat sinks off Senegal, at least 34 to 35 dead, Nov 7 (BBCAfrica, AFP) Police post attacked in Hangu, Pakistan; one constable killed, three abducted, Nov 8 (Express Tribune) Also noted: the Krakow gunman dies in hospital, a drone-sparked fire at Russia's Kirishi refinery, Abu Dhabi talks set for Nov 10 to 11, a deadly train collision near Giza, Mauritius Ebola border measures, water inflow at Pakistan's Tarbela extension project, an M6.4 quake in the Solomon Islands, an M5.7 quake in central Japan, Santo airport limits in Vanuatu, and G7 talks on cyber attacks (Reuters, RFERL, TheStudyofWar, BBCAfrica, Smartraveller, Dawn, USGS_Quakes). These security developments come from government travel advisories and trusted analysts, curated by the Concilium Security Risk Management Team. This brief summarizes public reporting and is not a substitute for your organization's own risk assessment. Check the original source before making travel decisions. This brief is digitally narrated. Questions? Reach Concilium at [email protected]. Read the full transcript

Mass shooting in Krakow's Main Market Square kills six; suspect's family found dead at home; Poland in national mourning, Nov 7 (Reuters, TravelGov, FCDOtravelGovUK) Aramco building in Riyadh damaged by falling debris after attempted attack, Nov 8; Houthis keep targeting Saudi infrastructure (Reuters, TheStudyofWar) U.S. limited strikes on Iranian air defenses on Qeshm Island, Nov 6; CENTCOM disables ship trying to breach the Iran blockade, Nov 7 (TheStudyofWar, criticalthreats, RFERL, Reuters) Russia fires 36 ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight Nov 6 to 7; 600,000 without power in Dnipropetrovsk, Nov 8 (TheStudyofWar, RFERL) Guatemalan lawmaker and three police officers killed in armed attack, Nov 7 (Reuters) Also noted: Egypt reopens its embassy in Tripoli, Iran executes three men over the January Karaj protests, rain floods displacement tents in Gaza, a police constable killed by an IED in Shangla, Pakistan, and a confirmed cyberattack on the Brenner Base Tunnel builder (Reuters, RFERL, TNNEnglish, La Repubblica). These security developments come from government travel advisories and trusted analysts, curated by the Concilium Security Risk Management Team. This brief summarizes public reporting and is not a substitute for your organization's own risk assessment. Check the original source before making travel decisions. This brief is digitally narrated. Questions? Reach Concilium at [email protected]. Read the full transcript

U.S. heightened-vigilance alert for Americans in the Middle East amid Houthi and Iranian threats; watch for flight and airspace disruptions, Nov 6 (TravelGov; U.S. mission alerts) FCDO raises Moyale Town and 5 km around it, Kenya, to against all but essential travel, Nov 6 (FCDOtravelGovUK) Update: Zaporizhzhia aid-point strike death toll rises to 53, Nov 2 strike (Reuters) ADF attack on Cantine-Aloya, North Kivu, kills at least 33 civilians; Ebola patients forced to flee; response disrupted, Nov 6 (Reuters, UNOCHA) Spain general strike set for Nov 11; transport limited to minimum services (TravelGov) Also noted: Europe TV-channel bomb threats extending the hoax wave, France protest notice for Nov 7, Gulf tanker seafarer killed in a suspected missile attack, ISW assessment of a possible major PLA exercise around Taiwan, U.S. Treasury Iran-related sanctions on Canadian money services firms and a FinCEN order on MEXC Global, and Microsoft on Storm-3358 using ARTEX against financial organizations (Reuters, TravelGov, TheStudyofWar, USTreasury, MsftSecIntel). These security developments come from government travel advisories and trusted analysts, curated by the Concilium Security Risk Management Team. This brief summarizes public reporting and is not a substitute for your organization's own risk assessment. Check the original source before making travel decisions. This brief is digitally narrated. Questions? Reach Concilium at [email protected]. Read the full transcript

Canada expands Avoid non-essential travel to certain cantons in Guayas, Manabí and Santa Elena, Ecuador, due to violent crime, Nov 5 (TravelGoC) Update: Prague to Rome flight diverted to Venice after a bomb scare; Europe aviation hoax threats continue, Nov 6 (Reuters) Update: Zaporizhzhia aid-point strike death toll rises to 43; one survivor found; up to 33 may remain buried, Nov 2 strike (Reuters) Saudi civil-defence alert for Yanbu oil hub; coalition says it intercepted a missile toward the Medina region, Nov 5 (Reuters) CISA and U.S. partners warn of ongoing cyber threat to industrial refrigeration and cold-chain systems, Nov 5 (CISAgov, Reuters, TheRecord_Media) Also noted: FCDO Uganda Ebola precautionary update, Russian strikes causing outages in seven Ukrainian regions, State Department Tren de Aragua rewards, UK Ebola patient returned to London, Microsoft on AI tools hunting GitHub secrets, and a Russian state-linked mobile malware campaign (FCDOtravelGovUK, Reuters, statedeptspox, MsftSecIntel, TheRecord_Media). These security developments come from government travel advisories and trusted analysts, curated by the Concilium Security Risk Management Team. This brief summarizes public reporting and is not a substitute for your organization's own risk assessment. Check the original source before making travel decisions. This brief is digitally narrated. Questions? Reach Concilium at [email protected]. Read the full transcript

Update: new wave of bomb alerts on European flights, including a Dublin to Rome A320 diversion and a Finnair flight landing in Rome; TRAC counts at least 12 flights, Nov 5 (Reuters, TRAC) Death toll from Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Zaporizhzhia region rises to 37, dozens missing; strike on Nov 2 (Reuters) Nationwide multi-sector strike in France today; avoid demonstrations, local curfews may continue, Nov 5 (TravelGov, U.S. Embassy Paris) Security forces clear months-long protest at Rawalakot bus terminal, Azad Jammu and Kashmir; injuries on both sides, protest committee claims 3 killed, Nov 5 (Hum News English, JKJAAC) U.S. sanctions on an India-based false-flag network for Iran's shadow fleet, a Turkey-based firm servicing Iranian airlines, and an Iranian MANPADS procurement network, Nov 4 (USTreasury, statedeptspox) Also noted: RSF and SPLM-N al-Hilu capture Sali in Sudan's Blue Nile state, ADF attack displaces families in Lubero and 29 hostages freed in Ituri (DRC), Russian drone strikes cause power outages across Ukraine, Turkey moves to ratify a defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, North Korea air-defense and cruise missile tests, British Ebola patient to be evacuated from Congo, FCDO Ghana Ebola screening update, cyberattacks on the Kyiv Independent, French blood service refrigeration and Russian host Beget (criticalthreats, radiookapi, actualitecd, TheStudyofWar, Reuters, FCDOtravelGovUK, TheRecord_Media). These security developments come from government travel advisories and trusted analysts, curated by the Concilium Security Risk Management Team. This brief summarizes public reporting and is not a substitute for your organization's own risk assessment. Check the original source before making travel decisions. This brief is digitally narrated. Questions? Reach Concilium at [email protected]. Read the full transcript

Bomb threats against about ten flights and a cruise ship disrupt travel across Europe; no devices found, Nov 3 (Reuters, AFP) Drones attack Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Sulaymaniyah and east of Erbil, Iraq, Nov 4 (Reuters) Thirty-day state of emergency in parts of Belize City, Belize District and Cayo District, declared Oct 31 (TravelGoC) Update: Iranian forces attempted to shoot down a US aircraft near Qeshm Island, Nov 2 (ISW, Critical Threats) At least eight security personnel killed in an ambush near Gidan-Giye, Tsafe LGA, Zamfara State, Nigeria, Nov 3 (Reuters via relays, TRAC) Also noted: Syria says it foiled a Hezbollah plot on the Homs refinery, Lebanon charges 13 over a Hezbollah explosives shipment, a Russian strike on Ukrainian energy, a deadly drone strike at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Latvia drone incursions, Belfast explosives haul linked to far-right terrorism, alleged Ethiopia-Eritrea border fire, Uganda arrests a former deputy military chief, Somalia flood risk, Lakki Marwat police operation, CDC DRC attestation now in force, Ebola screening for Kenya and Madagascar, a Microsoft fake-download campaign, and an update on the Binance theft (Reuters, TheStudyofWar, criticalthreats, LongWarJournal, BelTel, BBCAfrica, UNOCHA, ARY News, Smartraveller, FCDOtravelGovUK, MsftSecIntel). These security developments come from government travel advisories and trusted analysts, curated by the Concilium Security Risk Management Team. This brief summarizes public reporting and is not a substitute for your organization's own risk assessment. Check the original source before making travel decisions. This brief is digitally narrated. Questions? Reach Concilium at [email protected]. Read the full transcript