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Bloomberg
20-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
US Offers $10 Million for Tips on Hezbollah in Latin America
The US Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on Hezbollah's activities and connections in Latin America. The announcement published on Monday by the State Department's Rewards for Justice program, was released in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. It seeks details on the financial networks of the US-designated foreign terrorist organization's financial networks in the tri-border area of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. The reward aims to generate leads that could disrupt Hezbollah's financial operations.
Shafaq News
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
US: $10M for Hezbollah info in South America
Shafaq News/ The US State Department has offered up to $10 million for information that disrupts Hezbollah's financial networks in South America. Through its 'Rewards for Justice' program, the department urged the public to report Hezbollah-linked money laundering, smuggling, or other illicit financial activities, in the Tri-Border Area of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, asserting, 'Hizballah operates in regions far from its base in Lebanon.' Hizballah operates in regions far from its base in Lebanon, including in South you have information on Hizballah smuggling, money laundering, or other financial mechanisms in the Tri-Border Area, contact us. You could be eligible for a reward and relocation. — Rewards for Justice (@RFJ_USA) May 19, 2025 The announcement comes days after the US Treasury imposed new sanctions on four individuals accused of facilitating Hezbollah's financial networks, including figures based in Lebanon and Iran. Hezbollah has been classified as a 'terrorist' group by Washington since October 31, 2001. US authorities have consistently targeted individuals and networks tied to Hezbollah's financing, including those generating crucial revenue for the group.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
China escalates cyber fight with U.S., names alleged NSA hackers
China has for the first time publicly accused three hackers of working for the National Security Agency and offered a reward for information leading to their arrest, echoing tactics the U.S. routinely uses against alleged Chinese cyberspies. The accusations are an escalation in the ongoing cyber conflict between the two countries, one long feared by U.S. intelligence officers. It comes as President Donald Trump wages a trade war with China, and in the wake of the U.S. accusing China of two of the largest hacking campaigns against American infrastructure in history. While there is little doubt that the NSA conducts cyber espionage against Chinese targets, China provided little evidence for its claims. The NSA and White House did not respond to requests for comment, and NBC News was unable to immediately determine if the NSA currently employs people with the names China made public. The claims were published Tuesday in a report by China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC), a Chinese organization that tracks cyber threats to the country; echoed by the country's primary law enforcement agency, the Ministry of Public Security; and amplified by state media organizations. The CVERC report largely focuses on claims that the NSA hacked digital infrastructure to spy on the Asian Winter Games, held in February in the Chinese city of Harbin, but include few technical details. Lin Jian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a news conference Tuesday: 'The nature of these actions is extremely malicious, and China condemns the U.S. government's malicious cyber activities.' 'We urge the U.S. to adopt a responsible attitude on cybersecurity issues, stop cyberattacks on China, and cease unwarranted smears and attacks against China,' he said. For more than a decade, the U.S. has indicted accused hackers working for intelligence services in China, as well as in Russia, Iran and North Korea. While it's extremely unlikely those countries would ever turn over their own officers to the United States, the 'name and shame' tactic has served as a means of intimidation to those accused hackers, hoping to disrupt their operations and prevent them from traveling to countries abroad that cooperate with U.S. law enforcement. Chinese law enforcement also offered an unspecified financial reward for information leading to the arrest of the alleged NSA hackers. The U.S. routinely offers substantial bounties on accused foreign hackers through its Rewards for Justice program. Tuesday is China's National Security Education Day, a holiday established in 2015 by China's leader, Xi Jinping. Dakota Cary, a China analyst at the cybersecurity company SentinelOne, told NBC News that the timing of the accusations indicates they're less oriented toward curbing U.S. hackers' behavior — the stated reason for the U.S. employing such tactics — and more toward scoring a propaganda victory. 'They're celebrating a holiday by putting out this piece. For me this says a lot about what the purpose of the claims are,' Cary said. This article was originally published on
NBC News
15-04-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
China escalates cyber fight with U.S., names alleged NSA hackers
China has for the first time publicly accused three hackers of working for the National Security Agency and offered a reward for information leading to their arrest, echoing tactics the U.S. routinely uses against alleged Chinese cyberspies. The accusations are an escalation in the ongoing cyber conflict between the two countries, one long feared by U.S. intelligence officers. It comes as President Donald Trump wages a trade war with China, and in the wake of the U.S. accusing China of two of the largest hacking campaigns against American infrastructure in history. While there is little doubt that the NSA conducts cyber espionage against Chinese targets, China provided little evidence for its claims. The NSA and White House did not respond to requests for comment, and NBC News was unable to immediately determine if the NSA currently employs people with the names China made public. The claims were published Tuesday in a report by China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC), a Chinese organization that tracks cyber threats to the country; echoed by the country's primary law enforcement agency, the Ministry of Public Security; and amplified by state media organizations. The CVERC report largely focuses on claims that the NSA hacked digital infrastructure to spy on the Asian Winter Games, held in February in the Chinese city of Harbin, but include few technical details. Lin Jian, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a news conference Tuesday: 'The nature of these actions is extremely malicious, and China condemns the U.S. government's malicious cyber activities.' 'We urge the U.S. to adopt a responsible attitude on cybersecurity issues, stop cyberattacks on China, and cease unwarranted smears and attacks against China,' he said. For more than a decade, the U.S. has indicted accused hackers working for intelligence services in China, as well as in Russia, Iran and North Korea. While it's extremely unlikely those countries would ever turn over their own officers to the United States, the 'name and shame' tactic has served as a means of intimidation to those accused hackers, hoping to disrupt their operations and prevent them from traveling to countries abroad that cooperate with U.S. law enforcement. Chinese law enforcement also offered an unspecified financial reward for information leading to the arrest of the alleged NSA hackers. The U.S. routinely offers substantial bounties on accused foreign hackers through its Rewards for Justice program. Tuesday is China's National Security Education Day, a holiday established in 2015 by China's leader, Xi Jinping. Dakota Cary, a China analyst at the cybersecurity company SentinelOne, told NBC News that the timing of the accusations indicates they're less oriented toward curbing U.S. hackers' behavior — the stated reason for the U.S. employing such tactics — and more toward scoring a propaganda victory. 'They're celebrating a holiday by putting out this piece. For me this says a lot about what the purpose of the claims are,' Cary said.
CNN
29-03-2025
- Politics
- CNN
American woman detained in Afghanistan has been freed
An American woman who had been detained in Afghanistan by the Taliban since February has been released and is in 'good health,' according to a source with knowledge of the release. Faye Hall was released Thursday 'following a court order and with logistical support from Qatar,' which has been mediating on the US' behalf, the source said. She was detained in the country on charges of using a drone without authorization. 'Hall was received at the Qatari Embassy in Kabul and has been confirmed in good health after undergoing a series of medical checks. Arrangements are currently underway for her return to the United States,' the source added. An image of Hall sat alongside Qatari officials was shared on Saturday by Zalmay Khalilzad, the US' former ambassador to Afghanistan. 'American citizen Faye Hall, just released by the Taliban, is now in the care of our friends, the Qataris in Kabul, and will soon be on her way home. Thank you, #Qatar, for your ongoing and steadfast partnership,' Khalilzad wrote on X. Her release comes after Trump envoy Adam Boehler and Khalilzad traveled to Kabul to secure American George Glezmann's release, which was also mediated by the Qataris. The US does not have a diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, having closed its embassy there after the Taliban takeover in August 2022. Instead, Qatar represents the US in Afghanistan, acting as its 'protective power.' President Donald Trump on Saturday shared a video on social media of Hall, who expressed her gratitude and said she was 'so glad' he was in office. 'Thank you for bringing me home. I've never been so proud to be an American citizen,' Hall said in the video posted by Trump. 'Thank you, Faye — So honored by your words!' Trump's post read. On Wednesday, the US removed millions of dollars of bounties on three Taliban officials but kept their terrorist designations. A US State Department spokesperson confirmed 'there is no current reward offer' for the Taliban's Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani and Yahya Haqqani. However, they 'remain designated as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), and the Haqqani Network remains designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a SDGT.' 'It is the policy of the United States to consistently review and refine Rewards for Justice reward offers,' the spokesperson said. The Haqqani network was responsible for kidnappings and suicide bombings against the United States and its allies for decades, and its members now serve as part of the Taliban government in Afghanistan. In January, Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened a 'very big bounty' on Taliban leaders if they are holding more American detainees than was known. 'Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported. If this is true, we will have to immediately place a VERY BIG bounty on their top leaders, maybe even bigger than the one we had on Bin Laden,' Rubio posted on X. This story has been updated with additional information.
