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    Intelligence officials warn defense companies of sabotage threat

    THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDecember 27, 2024Updated:December 30, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
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    A DHL freight aircraft at the DHL Air Hub, the air freight center at Leipzig/Halle Airport. In early November 2024, security officials blamed Russia for a plot to smuggle incendiary devices onto cargo planes headed to North America, including one that caught fire at the German courier hub. REUTERS

     

    U.S. intelligence officials warned defense companies on November 21, 2024, to increase security precautions after several acts of sabotage in Europe that officials have blamed on Russia. The public bulletin issued by the National Counterintelligence and Security Center advised U.S. companies involved in defense work — particularly those providing support to Ukraine in its war against Russia — to step up their defenses in the face of Russia’s escalating aggression toward Ukraine’s allies.

    “Russia’s sabotage activities in Europe increase the risk to U.S. companies abroad and potentially at home,” the officials wrote in the warning. “Such sabotage operations can sow fear and doubt, damage important infrastructure, disrupt commerce, or cause injury and death.”

    U.S. and European intelligence officials have said Russia perpetrated several recent acts of sabotage targeting European defense companies, logistics facilities, public utilities and military installations. Often, the officials said, Russian intelligence has hired local criminals to carry out the acts, which include arson attacks in the United Kingdom and Poland.

    In early November 2024, security officials blamed Russia for a plot to smuggle incendiary devices onto cargo planes headed to North America, including one that caught fire at a courier hub run by shipping business DHL in Germany and another that ignited in a warehouse in England.

    Along with disinformation and propaganda, it’s part of a larger hybrid effort to undermine the ability of Ukraine’s allies to support its defense against Russia’s invasion. Russia has denied the allegations.

    The National Counterintelligence and Security Center is an agency within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, focused on protecting national assets from intelligence threats. The November 21, 2024, bulletin was jointly issued by the FBI and several Department of Defense agencies.

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