Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 30 June 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.

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• NYPD Arrests Suspect Who Stormed Church, Robbed Pastor And Parishoners

• Michigan abortionist accused of running over pro-life activist with car, breaking his leg

• MI: Member Of White Supremacist Group Charged for Allegedly Defacing Synagogue With Neo-Nazi Symbols

• Vandals target inclusive Atlanta church during Pride Month

• MD: 3 charged in hate crimes involving vandalism at churches

• MARYLAND COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO BE ATTACKED BY ANTISEMITIC GOYIM DEFENSE LEAGUE (GDL) FLYERS

• NYPD SEARCHING FOR VANDAL BEHIND THE GRAFFITIED SWASTIKAS AT A QUEENS LIBRARY

• AZ: Swastika graffiti discovered in special-needs children’s gym 

• Christian ‘hate group’ funds US anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion organizations

• LA: 14 Accused Church Predators in Louisiana Show Up On Secret List

• Abortion-rights protester files federal civil rights lawsuit against Idaho State Police

• Vandalism, Protests Spark Increased Security At Planned Parenthood LA Health Clinics

• MI: Insanity defense expected in mosque arsons

• Florida doctors can soon deny some procedures based on religious beliefs

• Supreme Court backs Christian who wanted Sundays off in ruling that may affect employers

• Saudi Arabia’s new hajj booking process has left many foreign pilgrims frustrated

• BRITISH NAZI JAILED FOR BUILDING SUBMACHINE GUN FOR ‘RELIGIOUS WAR’

• CAIR Condemns French Court’s Ruling Upholding Ban on Hijab in Soccer Games

• Eid in Sudan: ‘I couldn’t sleep because of the sounds of the gunfire’

• Indonesia’s Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha with feasts after disease last year disrupted rituals

• Sweden Quran burning: Protesters storm embassy in Baghdad

• Turkish fury as Sweden allows Quran burning risks further delays to NATO bid

• Jewish Community in Bulgaria Sounds Alarm on Rising Antisemitism

• IPT Series on Christianity in the Middle East: Persecution of Christians in Iran, Part One

• IPT Series on Christianity in the Middle East: Persecution of Christians in Iran, Part Two

• Pakistan to try blasphemy cases under anti-terror law

Select All-Hazards Stories

• Threat Sharing Evolution: How Groups Offer Less Risk and Better Intelligence to Members

• The FBI has formed a national database to track and prevent ‘swatting’

• Man wanted on January 6-related charges arrested in Obama’s DC neighborhood with guns and materials to make explosives

• Federal Trade Commission Announces Updated Advertising Guides to Combat Deceptive Reviews and Endorsements

• Gore and violent extremism: How extremist groups exploit ‘gore’ sites to view and share terrorist material

• AI now being used to generate child pornography, blackmail teenagers: Digital safety expert

• Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in deadly crowd surge at Texas festival

• Connecticut Real Estate Agent Agrees to Plead Guilty to Defrauding Clients in Long Running Short Sale Fraud Scheme

• Millions face a relentless summer of smoke that won’t end anytime soon

• Excessive Heat in the South and California into the Southwest; Poor Air Quality Lingers in the East. NWS

• At least 13 dead in Texas as scorching temps continue

• CDC report: Illnesses Caused by Foodborne Germs Return to Pre-COVID-19-Pandemic Levels.

• 600 arrested and 200 police officers hurt on France’s 3rd night of protests over teen’s killing

• Watch Out for AI Voice Cloning Scams

• Fake Footwear Shopping Site (Confirmed Scam!)

• UK: Arrests made as officers crack down on text-based fraud scam

• 2023 CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses

• Critical Security Flaw in Social Login Plugin for WordPress Exposes Users’ Accounts

• MOVEit hackers may have found simpler business model beyond ransomware

• Why an Illinois law is at the center of Congress’ debate on new data privacy legislation

• Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)

• ‘Shadow AI’ could lead to a wave of insider threats

• The Metaverse and Homeland Security

• VirusBulletin spam report

• CISA: CyberSentry Program Launches Webpage

• CitizenLab report

• CyberSentry Fact Sheet

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