OSINT INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING
Daily Strategic Intelligence Report
Stay Informed. Stay Ahead.
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Produced by: Harrison Doyle
AI Models Used: Claude (Anthropic) & GPT (OpenAI)
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Executive Summary
30 Top Articles |
40/46 Active Sources |
6 Categories |
Category Breakdown: 🌍Geopolitics: 5 articles 🕵️Espionage: 5 articles 👁️Surveillance Technology & Privacy: 5 articles 🔒Cybersecurity: 5 articles 🤖Artificial Intelligence: 5 articles 📰Other: 5 articles Articles ranked by recency, relevance, and source authority | | Some sources unavailable: Krebs on Security, Security Affairs, Hackread, CSIS, MIT Technology Review |
Trump administration's defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security
The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserted the Trump administration's focus on domi...
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The Memo: US allies grapple with a world order upended by Trump
A tumultuous period between the United States and its traditional allies took another lurch Friday, as NATO nations expressed outrage over remarks from President Trump the previous day. The new furor ...
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Pentagon to reduce its role in deterrence of North Korea
US policy document suggests South Korea take primary responsibility, as Pentagon prioritises defending US homelandThe Pentagon foresees a “more limited” role in deterring North Korea, with South Korea...
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Can Europe Resist American Coercion?
Options range from targeted tariffs to selling off U.S. debt—but they’re risky.
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The Soviet Lessons for Trump’s Greenland Gambit
A 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia offers a key to understanding how Trump’s adventurism plays out.
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As the winter storm rages, here's what to know in your state
Reporters across the NPR Network are covering the impact of the storm and how officials are responding. We've also got tips for staying safe once bad weather hits.
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Move by Trump officials is testing the independence of military paper Stars and Stripes
The Trump administration is exerting influence over the U.S. military’s independent newspaper, which has spoken for American troops for a century.
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From Unicorns to Warhorses
CDR Salamander a solution to a well-appreciated problem?
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Facing China, Southeast Asia Needs To Boost Coast-Guard Cooperation
ASPI Southeast Asian states need their coast guards to cooperate if they are to withstand and counter Chinese aggression, especially as U.S. uninterest in the South China Sea may embolden...
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Britain’s New Spy Chief Has a New Mission
Blaise Metreweli is revamping the legendary MI6 for an era of conflict in Europe.
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| 👁️Surveillance Technology & Privacy | 5 |
Mali Under Siege: Tracking the Fuel Blockade Crippling Bamako
Attacks by a jihadist group on fuel convoys bound for Bamako, the capital of Mali, have destroyed more than 130 tankers since September, a Bellingcat investigation has found. The systematic attacks b...
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Smarter DDoS security at scale
In today’s digital landscape, encrypted traffic is the norm—not the exception. While encryption such as Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 protects user privacy and data integrity, it also presents a ...
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Denmark fast-tracked Lockheed radars for northern air surveillance
The government plans to place them around Denmark, the Faroe Islands and possibly in eastern Greenland.
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Surveillance and ICE Are Driving Patients Away From Medical Care, Report Warns
A new EPIC report says data brokers, ad-tech surveillance, and ICE enforcement are among the factors leading to a “health privacy crisis” that is eroding trust and deterring people from seeking care.
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'Contagious Interview' Attack Now Delivers Backdoor Via VS Code
Once trust is granted to the repository's author, a malicious app executes arbitrary commands on the victim's system with no other user interaction.
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Exploited Zero-Day Flaw in Cisco UC Could Affect Millions
Mass scanning is underway for CVE-2026-20045, which Cisco tagged as critical because successful exploitation could lead to a complete system takeover.
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Fortinet confirms new zero-day attacks against customer devices
Fortinet has confirmed that a new attack campaign observed recently against customer devices is exploiting an unpatched issue to bypass authentication. The new attacks are different from a previous ca...
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Okta users under attack: Modern phishing kits are turbocharging vishing attacks
Threat actors who specialize in vishing (i.e., voice phishing) have started using phishing kits that can intercept targets’ login credentials while also allowing attackers to control the authenticatio...
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Analysing Footage of Minneapolis ICE Shooting
To stay up to date on our latest investigations, join Bellingcat’s WhatsApp channel here On Jan. 7 Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed by a federal agent on Portland Avenue ...
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Swipe, Plug-in, Pwned: Researchers Find New Ways to Hack Vehicles
Security researchers exploited dozens of vulnerabilities in vehicle infotainment systems and EV chargers during the latest Pwn2Own contest at Automotive World 2026.
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| 🤖Artificial Intelligence | 5 |
Marine Corps Makes GenAI.mil Its Official Enterprise AI Platform
DefenseScoop The Marine Corps officially designated GenAI.mil as its preferred large language model platform this week, a move that largely distances the service from older AI systems that...
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No 10 welcomes reports X is addressing Grok deepfakes
The use of the AI tool to digitally undress women has sparked a backlash as well as intervention from the government and regulator.
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Google Photos’ latest feature lets you meme yourself
The addition is meant to just be a fun way to explore your photos and experiment with Google's Gemini AI technology, and specifically Nano Banana.
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OpenAI chief Sam Altman plans India visit as AI leaders converge in New Delhi: sources
The visit comes as New Delhi prepares to host a major AI summit expected to draw top executives from Meta, Google, and Anthropic. This will be Altman's first visit to the country in nearly a year.
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Voice AI engine and OpenAI partner LiveKit hits $1B valuation
The five-year-old-startup powers OpenAI’s ChatGPT voice mode and raised a $100 million round led by Index Ventures.
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U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada
U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there.
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Justice Department investigating a growing number of Trump political foes
The office of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was among the latest to be added to the lengthy list of Trump critics who are under investigation.
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He hasn't thrown a pass since 2023. Now a team's Super Bowl hopes hinge on his arm.
In the recesses of the stadium, a doctor examined the right ankle of Bo Nix, the Broncos’ starting quarterback.
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Trump shares his text messages, and a vampire tale makes history: The news quiz
Taylor Swift enters the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Vice President JD Vance makes a major life announcement, and Indiana completes its transformation from basketball school to football powerhouse.
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Jared Kushner's vision for Gaza as a gleaming port city clashes with reality
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner this week unveiled plans for a “New Gaza” filled with gleaming high-rise towers and tourist-packed beaches — an optimistic vision that stands in stark...
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OSINT INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING
Daily Strategic Intelligence Report
Stay Informed. Stay Ahead.
This newsletter aggregates intelligence from 46 vetted sources.
Generated: 2026-01-24 at 12:44:16 UTC
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