Criminal Recruitment

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Criminal Recruitment Russia United States Russia [+3] Transnational Repression Coordinated Assassination State-Sponsored Terrorism Facilitation

DOJ Charges Five Russian Intelligence Operatives in U.S. Terror-Murder Plot

FSB and GRU-linked network indicted for financing terrorism and conspiracy to commit murder on American soil.
Criminal Recruitment Russia United States Russia [+3] Technology Transfer Export Control Violations Identity Concealment

FBI Documents Export Law Violations as Kansas Executive Sentenced for Russia Avionics Smuggling

Former Kansas business executive and Latvian broker imprisoned for smuggling controlled avionics equipment to Russia.
Criminal Recruitment Cambodia Laos Myanmar [+10] Vietnam Australia Malaysia Other Thailand Other Transnational Repression Criminal Group Weaponization Diaspora Surveillance Cross-Border Intimidation

The Diplomat Documents Transnational Repression-Organized Crime Nexus in Southeast Asia

Human rights advocate Phil Robertson maps how authoritarian states exploit criminal networks to silence diaspora dissidents across ASEAN.
Criminal Recruitment China Taiwan China [+4] Government Infiltration Asset Recruitment Deep Cover Operations Political Infiltration

DPP Staffer Sentenced to Ten Years for Espionage in Taiwan CCP Case

Taiwan court convicts ruling party official for recruiting agents for Chinese intelligence in landmark verdict.
Criminal Recruitment India United States Canada [+5] Other Transnational Repression Coordinated Assassination Criminal Group Weaponization Cross-Border Assault

U.S. Charges India's Bishnoi Gang in Transnational Assassination Network

Federal prosecution exposes how Indian organized crime executes state-linked killings on North American soil.
Criminal Recruitment Russia United Kingdom Russia [+4] Disinformation Campaigns False Flag Attribution Industrial Sabotage Conspiracy Theory Amplification

UK Court Convicts Russian Spy Network in PM Assassination Plot

Moscow-directed sabotage and disinformation campaign targeted British Prime Minister through arson and false flag operations.
Criminal Recruitment Russia Ukraine Russia [+2] Cyber Espionage Criminal Group Weaponization

Russian CIGAR Group Pivots from Cybercrime to Military Espionage Operations

Threat actors demonstrate fluid transition between profit-driven attacks and state-sponsored intelligence gathering
Criminal Recruitment China United States China [+1] Cyber Operations Room

Chinese Military Deploys Civilian Cyber Experts in Clandestine Attack Operations During 2010

Pentagon publicly warns of PLA recruitment of civilian computer specialists for cyber warfare
Criminal Recruitment Iran Iran Proxy Support [+1] Government Destabilization

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Recruited Prison Criminals to Crush 2009 Green Movement

IRGC commander revealed deployment of 5,000 inmates organized into three battalions against protesters
Criminal Recruitment Pakistan India Other [+4] Proxy Support Deep Cover Operations Regional Intelligence Gathering State-Sponsored Terrorism Facilitation

2008 Mumbai Attacks Expose Pakistan-Based State Proxy Terrorism Architecture

Intelligence data collected before and during the November 2008 Mumbai attacks documented ISI-Lashkar-e-Taiba coordination in mass casualty planning.
Criminal Recruitment Unknown United States Other [+2] Technology Transfer Export Control Violations

Justice Department Documents Comprehensive Export Control Violations in Foreign Technology Acquisition Campaign During 2008

Federal prosecutors charged 145 defendants as foreign governments escalated illegal acquisition of sensitive U.S. technologies
Criminal Recruitment United Kingdom United Kingdom United States [+6] Other Disinformation Campaigns Cyber Espionage Influence Operations Asset Recruitment Information Control

Azzam Publications Network Exposes 2004 Jihadist Online Espionage Support Architecture

British-Pakistani founder Babar Ahmad's 2004 arrest revealed how UK-based websites enabled transnational terrorist intelligence operations.
Criminal Recruitment China Russia United States [+4] Other Cyber Espionage Asset Recruitment Advanced Persistent Threat Operations

Hackers of the 1990s Document Emerging Cyber Espionage Threat Architecture

Purdue University's cybersecurity analysis traces how 1990s hacker proliferation created the technical foundation for state-sponsored cyber operations.
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