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October Surprise 2024

U.S. joins international action against RedLine and META infostealers …

The malware is advertised for sale on cybercrime forums and through Telegram channels that offer customer support and software updates. RedLine and META have infected millions of computers worldwide and, by some estimates, RedLine is one of the top malware variants in the world. … The FBI Austin Cyber Task Force is investigating the case. The …
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October Surprise 2024

U.S. Joins International Action Against RedLine and META Infostealers

The Justice Department, FBI, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, IRS Criminal Investigation, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and Army Criminal Investigation Division joined international partners in the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (“JCAT”) Operation Magnus (supported by Europol) to seize domains, servers, and Telegram …
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October Surprise 2024

Five Days Out: The Threat of an October Surprise – WhoWhatWhy

How the 1980 October surprise still haunts American politics. Facebook Tweet Pin LinkedIn As Russia provocatively tests its nuclear arsenal, Donald Trump’s back-channel conversations with Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu and Elon Musk’s direct line to the Kremlin signal an ominous echo of past October surprises.
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October Surprise 2024

The Telegram: our new guide to a dangerous world – The Economist

IN FEBRUARY 1946, in the depths of a Moscow winter, an American diplomat sent a remarkable cable to Washington. On paper, George Kennan’s “Long Telegram” was a reply to a query about the …
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October Surprise 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 31, 2024

Oct 31, 2024 – ISW Press. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 31, 2024. Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, Nate Trotter, William Runkel, and Fredrick W. Kagan. October 31, 2024, 6:50pm ET. Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static …
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What could be the game-changing ‘October surprise’ in the run-up to the …

As October draws to a close, one might wonder whether the much-talked-about ‘October surprise’, a game-changer in the run-up to Election Day, really did occur. Sputnik has picked up on key events which could crucially influence the 2024 race: Iran’s strike on Israel on October 1, followed by Tel Aviv’s retaliatory raid on October 26, has …
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October Surprise 2024

What could be the game-changing ‘October surprise’ in the run-up to the …

As October draws to a close, one might wonder whether the much-talked-about ‘October surprise’, a game-changer in the run-up to Election Day, really did occur. Sputnik has picked up on key events which could crucially influence the 2024 race: Iran’s strike on Israel on October 1, followed by Tel Aviv’s retaliatory raid on October 26, has …
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October Surprise 2024

What could be the game-changing ‘October surprise’ in the run-up to the …

As October draws to a close, one might wonder whether the much-talked-about ‘October surprise’, a game-changer in the run-up to Election Day, really did occur. Sputnik has picked up on key events which could crucially influence the 2024 race: Iran’s strike on Israel on October 1, followed by Tel Aviv’s retaliatory raid on October 26, has …
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October Surprise 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 28, 2024

Rutte, on behalf of NATO, called for Russia and North Korea to immediately cease these actions and stated that he will meet with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov later on October 28. Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported on October 27 that Russian forces are …
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October Surprise 2024

What Could be the Game-Changing ‘October Surprise’ in the Run-Up to the …

9 October, 13:23 GMT. Liberal mega-donors poured millions into Kamala Harris’ campaign. The sitting vice president ended up raising a total of $1 billion in less than three months, something that has never been done by any other presidential contender. Kamala Harris faced plagiarism accusations regarding her 2009 book, “Smart on Crime.”