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.
UK: Southport stabbings: eight people treated for stab injuries after incident – latest updates
Eight patients have been treated for “stab injuries” after the incident in a Southport nursery.
Related Articles
- Southport stabbing latest: At least eight stabbed – ‘mothers screaming’ as some victims taken to children’s hospital
- Police statement on major incident in Southport
Other International Attacks That Did Not Involve Firearms:
- Knife-wielding man shot dead by police in Sydney’s south-west (edged weapon)
- India: ‘We are enduring immense hatred’: Hindu extremists storm church, beat Christians at worship service (bamboo stick)
- Suspected suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria, authorities say (explosive0
- Several injured in German cafe acid attack (acid attack)
- Serbia: crossbow attacker shot dead after firing bolt at Israeli embassy guard (crossbow)
- Germany: Knife-wielding man shot dead by police (edged weapon)
Possible Overcrowding Incident:
Analyst Comments:
While all of the above attacks and a possible overcrowding incident did not occur in the United States, they can serve as an indicator that active shooters are not the only threat that can be considered.
The following FB-ISAO Daily Awareness Posts have provided resources to defend against and mitigate a variety of attacks.
- Variety of Threats: Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 26 October 2023 – FB-ISAO (faithbased-isao.org)
- Vehicle Attack and Edged Weapon: Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 15 April 2024 – FB-ISAO (faithbased-isao.org)
- Bomb Threats and Suspicious Packages: Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 13 May 2024 – FB-ISAO (faithbased-isao.org)
- Fire as a Weapon: Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 17 May 2024 – FB-ISAO (faithbased-isao.org)
- Complex Coordinated Attacks: Faith-Based Daily Awareness Post 1 July 2024 – FB-ISAO (faithbased-isao.org)
Crowd Management Resource:
Gate 15 has a limited IAVM Podcast Series with venue safety and security experts from the International Association of Venue Managers’ (IAVM) Venue Safety and Security Committee (VSSC) and other special guests from the IAVM community.
The Throwing down the gauntlet with Brendan Farley as we discuss the art and science of crowd management. podcast specifically deals with crowd management.
TikTok Collected U.S. Users’ Views on Gun Control, Abortion and Religion, U.S. Says
TikTok collected data about its users’ views on sensitive topics and censored content at the direction of its China-based parent company, the Justice Department said Friday, making its most forceful case to date that the video-sharing app poses a national-security threat. The sensitive topics TikTok tracked included the views of its U.S.-based users on gun control, abortion and religion, the Justice Department said. The Justice Department made the details public in court filings late Friday in response to a federal lawsuit TikTok filed in May arguing that a new law requiring a sale or ban of the popular social-media app violates the free-speech rights of millions of Americans under the banner of national security. The measure bans Chinese-backed TikTok in the U.S. unless its parent company, ByteDance, divests itself of the platform by mid-January.
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- TikTok Has a Nazi Problem
- TikTok Content Farms Use AI Voiceovers to Mass-Produce Political Misinformation
- Beyond Hitler and Mussolini: TikTok and the Adoration of Minor Fascist Ideologues
Analyst Comments:
Members of Faith-Based Organizations should consider using caution when utilizing video hosting services and social media platforms. All of these services collect a large amount of data on their users. They may also control what is emphasized and what is diminished. Additionally, misinformation may be posted.
Follow Up to Donald Trump Assassination Attempt
- Newly surfaced texts show Trump rally gunman was on authorities’ radar more than 90 minutes before shooting: report
- Texts Show How Officers Lost Track of Trump Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks
- Statement Regarding U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe’s July 25 Briefing to Senate Committee Members. On July 25, United States Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe provided a closed door briefing to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee regarding the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Trump. During the closed door briefing, Acting Director Rowe was committed to providing details and answering questions that could not be answered in Monday’s public Congressional hearing due to operational security and ongoing investigations.
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee & Senate Judiciary Committee to Convene Hearing Examining the Assassination Attempt on Former President Donald Trump. Hearing Will Include Testimony from FBI and USSS, Will Be Livestreamed Here and Here. Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM
- Is Google Blocking Donald Trump Assassination Attempt? What We Know. A spokesperson for Google denies that any “manual action” has taken been on the autocomplete predictions surrounding the assassination attempt of Trump. Instead, Google’s systems have protections against autocomplete predictions associated with political violence, which were “working as intended prior to this horrific event occurring” in Pennsylvania. “We’re working on improvements to ensure our systems are more up to date,” the spokesperson told Newsweek.
Follow Up to French Railway Sabotage
- Man arrested over suspected French railway vandalism. An “ultra-left militant” was arrested in north-west France on Sunday after being found behaving suspiciously near a railway site, according to police sources quoted by French media. Officers who searched the man’s car found keys to technical premises, pliers, a set of universal keys and literature “linked to the ultra-left”. The 28-year-old suspect is currently being questioned by police in the city of Rouen, French media said. There is no indication that the man has links with the people responsible for Friday’s suspected co-ordinated arson attack on railway lines ahead of the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympic Games.
- France suspects leftists in rail attacks as telecoms networks hit
- France trains remain affected by sabotage acts
- Who could have attacked France’s high-speed rail?
- Kremlin Dismisses Claims of Russian ‘Sabotage Campaign’ Against Olympics
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More Faith-Based Storie
Man killed in Northwest Baltimore shooting near Adams Chapel Church
Vandalism at LA synagogue being investigated as possible hate crime: LAPD
Muslim family slammed for flying Taliban flag outside their NYC home: ‘Terrorist supporters’
Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices
Nonprofits being used to fund ‘explosion’ of Jew-hatred on campus, House committee hears
CA: Lawsuit Filed Against Organizers of Anti-Israel Protest at Adas Torah (occurred 23 June)
Suspect arrested for severly injuring pro-life activists outside of Planned Parenthood (occurred 2023)
He ‘Wanted to Kill as Many People as Possible’: The Persecution of Christians, June 2024
3 Bulgarians Arrested In Vandalism Of Holocaust Memorial In Paris
Select All-Hazards Stories
Strike on Israeli Golan Heights kills 11 and threatens to spark a wider war. Hezbollah denies a role and Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on Rocket Attack on Majdal Shams
Woman punches woman in Manhattan subway anti-Asian hate crime: NYPD
Pro-Palestinian Caravan near Blinken’s home after encampment cleared out
U.S. Secret Service Outlines 2024 Democratic National Convention Security Measures
EU countries put neo-Nazi group The Base on terrorist list and The Base, and the Basis for Listing Far-Right Terror Groups
The Islamic State’s External Operations Are More Than Just ISKP
French police arrest teenager for threatening Herzog
Three suspected IS members charged in Belgium over terrorism plot
Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest, Northern Plains and Ohio Valley; Hot Weather in the Central Plains National Weather Service
COVID activity continues at brisk pace across much of US
Gaining Steam: Far-Right Radicalisation on Gaming Platforms
Deep Dive into Phishing Chronology: Threats and Trends
Fake images are getting harder to spot. Here’s a field guide.
Deepfakes 101: What are Deepfakes and How to Spot Them
Surge of AI Deepfakes Promoting ‘Miracle Cures’ on Social Media
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