The Wire - July 26, 2024

S2 Underground

//The Wire//2100Z July 26, 2024//

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//BLUF: FRENCH RAIL NETWORK SABOTAGED AS OLYMPICS BEGIN. PENTAGON IT PROVIDER IMPACTED BY DATA BREACH AND DOCUMENT LEAK.//

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-International Events-

Europe: The Olympic Games began today in Paris. Security has been tight over the past few weeks leading up to the event, as the risk of terrorism remains persistently elevated throughout Europe. This morning, the TGV high-speed rail network was targeted by malign actors, who shut down the network via acts of sabotage and arson. French authorities report that several lines were taken out of action due to coordinated sabotage teams, who disabled the rail network at several sites throughout the country simultaneously. No word yet on which organization or group conducted these attacks.

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Washington D.C. – Concern is mounting with regards to a major cybersecurity breach of Leidos that became public a few days ago. Allegedly, malign actors leaked documents that were obtained from a previous breach of the Diligent Corporation. The breach at this third-party vendor allowed documents from Leidos to be stolen and leaked. AC: Leidos is a major defense contractor, who primarily serves as an IT services provider for the Department of Defense.

Texas: Two major arrests of senior Sinaloa cartel officials occurred last night in El Paso. Joaquin Guzman Lopez (son of El Chapo) and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia (a senior Sinaloa kingpin) were arrested under unclear circumstances. Both men have been high-value individuals for some time, for crimes related to cartel operations.

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Analyst Comments: The events in El Paso are possibly related to a power-play within the Sinaloa. Mainstream media sources claim that El Mayo was deceived by another high-ranking Sinaloa official into flying into a small airstrip in El Paso instead of another location. El Chapo’s son was on the same flight, and was captured alongside El Mayo. Due to the nature of counter-narcotics operations, very few of these details can be independently confirmed. However, if these arrests were as strategically damaging to the Sinaloa as many media outlets indicate, conflict along the U.S. border with Mexico could intensify in retaliation.

Analyst: S2A1

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