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Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post

Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 17 July 2023

Faith-Based Security Headlines

These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against, and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.

Nothing significant to report.

More Faith-Based Stories

LA: A Man Attacks Local Priest with Machete and Racial Slurs

Arizona Church Burnings Recall a Dark Past

Pantless man in priest’s purple vestments breaks into NYC church, vandalizes shrine: cops

Man threatens church members, claimed to cite scripture, police say

Far-Left Antisemitism Institute for Strategic Dialogue

At Chicago rally, abortion-rights groups urge action against ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ accused of misleading patients about abortion

7 Steps for Churches Building Relationships with Schools 

Complex Catholic Hospital Mergers Pose Ethics Challenge For U.S. Bishops

Former head of Jewish security patrol in Brooklyn pleads guilty to sex crime involving a teenager

Faith Leaders Warn Lawmakers of Worsening Religious Persecution for Catholics and Other Christians in China, Criticize Vatican Agreement

Christian convert killed in Uganda for leaving Islam, sources say

3 people were seriously wounded in a stabbing at a church-run aid center in the Dutch city of Leiden

Angolan Catholic Church Desecrated, Blessed Sacrament Stolen

South Africa: Armed Robbers Attack Roman Catholic Church, Hold Priests Hostage, Steal Money

Christians in Extreme Danger in Afghanistan

At least 400 acts of violence committed against Christians in India in first half of 2023: report

Temple sign defaced with pro-Khalistan grafitti in Canada

Black Virgin Mary Statue Painted White in Disturbing Case of Vandalism

Two arrested for vandalizing Jerusalem church

Iraq’s Christians ‘close to extinction’

Swedish police grants permit to burn Hebrew Bible outside Israeli embassy

Sweden protester abandons plan to burn Torah and Bible

Sweden: Muslim protester says he never wanted to burn Torah

Putin and Russian Orthodox Church forge an unholy alliance to take over Ukraine

UK Islamic charity linked to Iran faces insurance hurdle to reopening

Select All-Hazards Stories

Office of Public Affairs | High-Level Member of ISIS Sentenced to Life in Prison for Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization Resulting in Death | United States Department of Justice

Fargo police don’t yet have a motive for the shooting that killed 1 officer and injured 2

Georgia suspect in 4 killings shot and killed, 2 officers hurt during encounter, official says

Man, teen arrested for allegedly posting KKK fliers around Columbia

Hot Conditions Continue for the South; Rain Reprieve Arrives for Northeast; Air Quality Issues Persist National Weather Service

Heavy rains swamp Northeast again as flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania

Smoke Pollution From Canadian Wildfires Returns to Parts of U.S.

Scorching heatwaves set to break records around the globe

London at risk of major measles outbreak, UK Health Security Agency warns

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Fake USPS and Amazon Websites, iPhone Giveaway, and MORE: Top Scams of the Week | Trend Micro News

Watch out for this new malicious ransomware disguised as Windows updates

Microsoft Edge security advisory (AV23-410)China, Russia Target Western Financial System With Propaganda and Disinformation 

What is Ransomware? How Do Ransomware Attacks Work?Chinese hacking operation puts Microsoft in the crosshairs over security failures

Twitter admits to having a Verified spammer problem with announcement of new DM settings

Reddit removes years of chat and message archives from users’ accounts

Analysis of Storm-0558 techniques for unauthorized email access

The Cybersecurity 202

[Security Update] Incident Details Jumpcloud

Chinese hacking operation puts Microsoft in the crosshairs over security failures

Risky Biz News

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) – ITSAP.00.041

Adversaries Can “Log In with Microsoft” through the nOAuth Azure Active Directory Vulnerability

More Security-focused Content

Read a report detailing attacks on Faith-Based organizations following the Dobbs ruling.
Access the latest FB-ISAO Newsletter for additional threat analysis and upcoming event announcements.
Access all-hazards resources from public and private sector partners, curated by the FB-ISAO team.

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