Month: October 2019
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Philippines Raises Alert In Wake of IS Leader Al-Baghdadi’s Death
October 28: Philippine security forces are on high alert against possible retaliatory attacks by Islamic State-inspired terror groups in the Philippines following IS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s death, a military […]
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Philippine Navy Intercepts Imported Cigarettes Worth P80 Million and 200 Sack of Ammonium Nitrate in Zamboanga City
October 29: Naval Task Group-Sulu (NTG-Sulu) intercepted a motor launch loaded with an estimated 136,350 reams of imported cigarettes worth P85 million, and 200 sacks of ammonium nitrate, a bomb-making component. […]
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Malaysia Needs To Be Ready For The Worst in South China Sea Says Foreign Minister
October 17: Malaysia needs to boost its naval capabilities to prepare for possible conflict in the South China Sea, its foreign minister said on Thursday, even as Southeast Asia’s third-largest […]
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Japan Considers Assigning Two SDF Vessels to New Middle East Mission
October 20: Japan may assign two Self-Defense Force vessels to help protect Middle East waterways as part of a dispatch plan under consideration, according to a government source . Chief […]
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France Announces 3-Pronged Security Partnership with India for Southern Indian Ocean
October 26: French President Emmanuel Macron announced a three-pronged security partnership with India in the southern Indian Ocean in the backdrop of China’s growing ambitions in the region. Macron stated that India and France were sharing […]
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7.5 Million Records of Adobe Creative Cloud User Data Exposed
October 25: Adobe secured a database with 7.5 million records belonging to Adobe Creative Cloud users. The cache was not protected in any way, allowing anyone access to client information […]
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39 People Found Dead in Refrigerated Truck That Came From Zeebrugge, Belgium Through Purfleet port in England
UPDATE October 28: The below article previously reported that the 39 people found dead were Chinese nationals. Police have now stated that they are still working on confirming identities, and […]
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10% of Small Businesses Breached Shut Down in 2019
October 23: As a result of cybercrime, 69% of small organizations [non-maritime specific] were forced offline for a limited time and 37% experienced financial loss. Ten percent of small businesses […]
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CORRECTION: False Report of Attack/Hijacking of OSV Near Port Gentil, Gabon
UPDATE October 29: The below incident has now been confirmed to have been misreported. The vessel was reportedly not attacked, but did require medical support. UPDATE October 24, 19:07 UTC: […]
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Port Strikes Impact Ports Nationwide in Ecuador Amid Protests of State of Emergency
October 22: In the face of an ongoing state of emergency imposed by Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, members of the Dockworkers’ Union of Chile (UPC – Unión Portuaria De Chile) […]
