Global Scans · Crime · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Crime is morphing away from traditional methods to more sophisticated technological approaches. A decline of traditional hierarchical criminal groups and networks will be accompanied by the expansion of a virtual criminal underground made up of individual criminal entrepreneurs. At the same time, forward-looking agencies are equipping themselves with smart technologies to outfox the criminals. Keep up to date with crime changes below.

• [New] Autonomous Agent Cyber Risk: Supply-chain breach impacts 2,500+ firms; INTERPOL flags rise in AI crime. Best AI Tool
• [New] The latest US State Department Travel Advisory warns citizens not to travel to the African country for any reason, citing risks of unrest, crime, kidnapping, health, and terrorism. Al Jazeera
• [New] The U.S. Department of Defense announced that it will allow Mexico to acquire drones and anti-drones systems to boost the fight against organized crime. Ground News
• [New] Serious organised crime continues to pose significant challenges for both the UK and Albania, with criminal networks exploiting border vulnerabilities and laundering proceeds through cash, informal transfer systems, and cryptocurrency. GOV.UK
• [New] The Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism will send a Department of Justice team to Peru to improve bilateral coordination and information sharing on efforts to combat the Tren de Aragua, which President Trump designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Mirage News
• [New] Iranian men conscripted into the Revolutionary Guards for their compulsory military service fear they and their families could lose the right to remain in Canada, after letters warned the mandatory stint may amount to membership in a terrorist organization. Counter Extremism Project
• [New] The threat presented by ISIL in Somalia was significantly reduced owing to continued counter-terrorism efforts by Security Forces. New America
• [New] IDF forces continued operations in the security zone in south Lebanon to locate weapons, eliminate terrorists who posed a threat and destroy terrorist infrastructure. The Amit Terrorism and Intelligence Research Institute
• [New] The Global Counterterrorism Strategy adopted 20 years ago remains the only global framework to respond to terrorism threats. United Nations
• [New] Acts of terrorism represent a serious threat to lives and safety of people and a profound global security challenge. United Nations
• [New] Ladies and gentlemen, today Syria faces challenges and threats that extend beyond the terrorism of ISIL, reaching cells affiliated with the remnants of the Assad regime and others linked to Hezbollah militias. United Nations
• [New] At the national level, the Croatian Republic continues to implement concrete measures aimed at the early detection and disruption of terrorist and extremist activities. United Nations
• [New] Terrorist groups in Colombia are transnational threats. United Nations
• [New] In Central Asia, UNOCT supported 5 states to strengthen cross-border cooperation against evolving terrorist threats. United Nations
• [New] There is risk of terrorist violence, including terrorist attacks and other activity in Gaza. U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
• [New] There is risk of terrorist violence, including terrorist attacks and other activity in Israel. U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
• [New] Israel and the United States have reached an understanding that, during the initial stage of Hamas's disarmament, weapons handed over by the terrorist organization will be transferred to the ISF, headed by US Maj.-Gen. Counter Extremism Project
• [New] The Taliban's new penal code demonstrates how criminal law can be transformed from a system intended to protect society into a tool of fear, repression, and control. VU Amsterdam
• [New] From the Sahel to the Lake Chad Basin and Somalia, an increasing number of airstrikes are conducted to counter the terrorist threat on the African continent, the global epicenter of terrorism-related deaths. The Soufan Center

Last updated: 05 September 2026