It’s wild how one brave insider can shift the whole balance. The “Billion Dollar Spy” literally saved the U.S. billions- then paid with his life. Shows how high-stakes HUMINT really is, and how brutal Moscow’s response can be. #CIA #Espionage #NationalSecurityBillion military.com/off-duty/movies…
— Robert Morton (@Robert4787) Dec 9, 2025
Day: December 8, 2025
Coinbasecartel ransomware group on a real estate spree atm
#osint #threatintel #malware pic.x.com/VtDgds3nUx
— CTI Updates (@CTI_Updates) Dec 9, 2025
🇺🇸 ✈️ United States Air Force – McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III (AE07D2, 90-0533) TIGER21 was spotted over 🇺🇸 Honolulu County – United States.
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#OSINT #SIGINT #pic.x.com/1PGd4Q7FKKQ7FKK— IntelSky BOT (@IntelskyB) Dec 9, 2025
According to Reuters, The “Gang of Eight” – intelligence committee and Senate and House of Representatives leaders from both parties – are traditionally briefed on major national security actions.Open Source Intel (@Osint613)U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine are expected to brief the “Gang of Eight” lawmakers on Tuesday, sources told multiple news outlets Monday evening.— https://x.com/Osint613/status/1998227532156690763
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) Dec 9, 2025
The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), which is part of the Yemeni government, has seized key areas of Hadramawt and Mahrah governorates in eastern Yemen since December 3.
The STC is a UAE-backed political organization that controls some military forces in southern Yemen and seeks to establish an independent state in southern Yemen.
Yemeni actors close to or openly allied with the STC and the UAE have supported or not explicitly condemned the STC’s operation to seize control of these governorates. Some actors have reiterated the STC’s secessionist aims.
The STC offensive may increase tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, while increasing Emirati influence in Yemen.
Read the full update: criticalthreats.org/analysis…
— criticalthreats (@criticalthreats) Dec 9, 2025
