Terror & security articles
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Encryption hampering terror probes: security heads
Australia’s spy boss and federal police chief have warned operations preventing terrorist incidents are being hampered due to an expansion of end-to-end encryption. ASIO director-general Mike Burgess and AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw used a joint address at the National Press Club on Thursday urging greater cooperation from social media companies to allow access to encrypted […]
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Heightened security expected at Eurovision as protests and terror threats mount
Swedish police state that the security protocols will be "rigorous" for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest next month - one of the most controversial editions in recent memory.
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10 terror plots foiled in Europe in 2023: Dutch security service
At least 10 planned terrorist attacks in Europe were discovered and halted by western security services in 2023, the Dutch security service AIVD said on Tuesday. People were arrested in the Netherlands in four of the foiled attacks, which ranged from concrete preparations to target a specific event or building, to random knifing incidents. The claim is made in the agency’s annual report, which said jihadist movements remain the biggest terrorist threat to the Netherlands. And while there have...