🛰️ #OSINT Update for 4 July 2025 (CET) 🛰️ 🇺🇸 United States — Cyberattack • Immigration → US Cyber Command launched counter-operation targeting command-and-control servers used by “Red Dhow” infrastructure. → ICE confirmed rollout of face‑mask-compatible biometric scanners at four new detention centres; monitoring compliance underway. 🇪🇺 European Union & Member States — Finance • Diplomacy → ECB released digital‑euro framework summary to European Parliament ahead of next week’s full review. → France approved its first regulated stablecoin under MiCA; rollout expected Q4. → Germany and Netherlands jointly rebuffed EU push for encryption backdoors during current Commission meeting. 🇨🇦 Canada — Surveillance • Crypto → Ontario Public Safety Ministry announced permanent integration of AI‑drone units for cross-border surveillance; federal review pending. → Canadian regulator granted MiCA-based sandbox licence to one fintech startup today. 🇦🇺 Australia — Privacy • Encryption → Victorian legislature introduced pari passu amendment to facial-recognition ban for private-sector retail. → Federal privacy department issued interim guidance delaying encryption law votes until Q3. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — Domestic Terrorism → MI5 upgraded alert to “severe” on online anti-immigrant networks plotting real-world protests; law enforcement briefings scheduled. → Home Office published draft biometric criteria for visa approvals; public consultation until end of month. 🇩🇪 Germany — Tech Oversight → Federal court scheduled expedited hearing for Palantir Gotham case next Wednesday; privacy groups to testify. → Open‑source encryption export licensing bill undergoing final parliamentary debate. 🇨🇳 China — Censorship • Cyber Policy → State-run CCTV network issued new reminder that encryption must comply with national cryptographic standards. → Beijing initiated wave of domain takedowns on VPN providers; commercial VPN usage dropped by estimated 20%. 🇯🇵 Japan — Cyber Policy → Upper House passed Active Cyber Defence Bill; law now awaiting Imperial assent and immediate implementation later this month. → JCS deploys drone jamming tech in Okinawa naval drills this week. 🇷🇺 Russia — Cyberattack • BRICS → Storm‑446 phishing campaign scaled to include medical research institutions in Estonia. → BRICS finance working group agreed framework for cross-border digital-ruble testing; pilot contracts to be finalized by September. 🇺🇦 Ukraine — Drones • Capital Controls → Ukrainian tri‑rotor surveillance drone fleet expanded by two mobile units near Zaporizhzhia. → Central bank updated crypto remittance thresholds to €10,000 for individuals, effective immediately. 🇮🇷 Iran — Cyberattack • Maritime → IRGC fast-attack craft have begun coordinated patrols near Abu Musa with mock targeting drills, marking escalation in naval readiness. → New malware variant “Red Dhow” found infiltrating maritime logistics platforms in the Gulf - linked to Iranian actors, targeting vessel tracking systems. 🇮🇱 Israel — Drones • Cyberattack → IDF has deployed two additional electronic warfare drone batteries along the northern front following Hezbollah drone incursions. → Insider alert: suspected compromised credentials used in attempted cyber breach of Israeli emergency services systems; access denied by 2FA protocols. 🇵🇸 Palestine — Humanitarian Aid → UN emergency airlift completed second airdrop of medicine to inaccessible Gaza zones; first drop in six days. → Field reports indicate gradual restoration of fuel-run generators in Rafah field hospitals. 🇰🇵 North Korea — Military Posture → Expanded fortification efforts at Kaesong border with fresh bunker and artillery emplacement construction observed. 🏦 ECB — Finance → Digital‑euro framework summary published for EP review ahead of July 10 panel session; no launch date shift indicated. 🛰️ Intelligence Agencies — BND • Mossad • NSA • FSB • MSS → NSA/CISA feeler report notes “Red Dhow” campaign targeting US maritime partners; technical advisory released to key stakeholders. → BND confirms Storm‑446 origin via known Kremlin-linked cyber unit TA505. → Mossad intercepts of Quds Force operational chatter increased by 30% over past 48 hrs. 📌 Forward Triggers → Confirmation of any deployment or disruption from Red Dhow malware in Gulf logistic networks → IDF electronic‑warfare drone activation response reports → ECB digital‑euro framework debate takeaway after July 10 → Canada/Ontario AI‑drone deployment review outcome → VIP hearing updates on Palantir Gotham → Ukraine crypto remittance policy impact analysis post-update 🛰️ End of report.