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12 September 2023 Security News

Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy Mieke Eoyang Hold a Press Briefing DoD 12 Sep 2023
DOD Releases 2023 Cyber Strategy Summary DoD 12 Sep 2023 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DOD) released an unclassified summary of its classified 2023 Cyber Strategy.
DOD's Cyber Strategy Emphasizes Building Partner Capacity DoD News 12 Sep 2023 -- In May, the Defense Department released to Congress the classified version of the 2023 Cyber Strategy. Today, the department made public an unclassified summary of that strategy which reveals a new emphasis on helping U.S. partners and allies build their own cyber capacity.
Offense is the New Defense in Pentagon's Revamped Cyber Strategy VOA 12 Sep 2023 -- Pentagon military planners will no longer be holding back when it comes to deploying forces and capabilities to defend the United States and its allies in cyberspace.

US Cyber Teams Are on the Hunt in Lithuania VOA 12 Sep 2023 -- For at least the second time this year, U.S. cyber forces have come to the aid of a Baltic ally, as concerns linger about potential cyberattacks from Russia and other Western adversaries.

Designating Hizballah Operatives and Financial Facilitators in South America and Lebanon US Dept. of State 12 Sep 2023 -- The United States is today designating key Hizballah operatives and financiers operating a network in South America and Lebanon that generates revenue for Hizballah's terrorist activities and provides cover for its presence in Latin America.
Treasury Designates Hizballah Operatives and Financial Facilitators in South America and Lebanon US Treasury 12 Sep 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration,designated key Hizballah operatives and financial facilitators in South America and Lebanon. This action includes Amer Mohamed Akil Rada, who in addition to his role as a senior Hizballah operative, was one of the operational members of Hizballah who carried out the terrorist attack against the Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) in Argentina in 1994 that killed 85 people. Amer and his associates manage a commercial enterprise for Hizballah, including charcoal exports to Lebanon. This action targets seven key individuals and entities in this network that generates revenue for Hizballah's terrorist activities and enables the terrorist group's presence and nefarious activities in Latin America.

Leader of International Money Laundering Network Sentenced for Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds US Dept. of Justice 12 Sep 2023 -- A foreign national was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $6 million for conspiracy to commit money laundering after laundering millions of dollars of drug proceeds on behalf of international drug trafficking organizations.

US-Mexico border, 'world's deadliest' overland migration route: IOM UN News 12 Sep 2023 -- The United States-Mexico border is the world's deadliest land route for migrants, with at least 686 deaths and disappearances last year, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday.

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