🇫🇷⚡️ General Émeric Bonmezon, who will leave his post as head of the French Defense Intelligence and Security Directorate (DRSD) in the summer of 2027 upon reaching the maximum service age, has attracted the interest of a number of private companies.

It has become known that this electronic warfare specialist — who commanded the 54th Signal Regiment (specializing in signals intelligence, COMINT) in 2009–2011 and headed the Cyber Defense Command (COMCYBER) in 2022–2025 — has been approached by representatives of investment funds with an offer to become an operating partner. Companies working in the field of cybersecurity and dual‑use technologies have also shown interest in him.

Two of Bonmezon’s predecessors as head of the DRSD also moved to the private sector after completing their service. Philippe Susnjara, who led the directorate in 2022–2025, joined Lesaffre, a French producer of animal feed and fermentation products. Éric Buquet, who previously served in the General Directorate for External Security (DGSE) and headed the DRSD in 2018–2022, took up the position of security director at Sanofi.

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🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ Israel has shared intelligence with the United States indicating that Iran is considering the possibility of using chemical weapons against its adversaries.

This information has caused concern among some American officials and deep skepticism among others

- The New York Times reports, citing sources in the US and the region.

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🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡ The US Central Command has plans to launch a military operation against Iran as early as Wednesday (tomorrow). The decision on implementing these plans remains with the US president

- the New York Times reports.

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🚨 🇰🇵 Binance reveals how North Korean hackers infiltrated its systems through a months-long cyber operation before stealing $6.34 billion in digital assets.

- June: Attackers exploited a tampered Homebrew software installation to expose a wallet engineer’s role and colleagues.

- September: Hackers posed as recruiters and company executives during fake job interviews, tricking another engineer into downloading a malicious coding assignment.

- October 20: Attackers used the compromised computer and an internal AI tool to access two other wallet engineers’ devices and steal credentials.

- October 29: Using the stolen credentials, hackers deployed a malicious container and gained access to Binance’s internal wallet-signing operations.

- The attackers exploited Ethereum’s EIP-7702 authorization mechanism to grant a malicious smart contract control over wallet transactions.

- They bypassed normal withdrawal controls and moved approximately $6.34 billion in digital assets to attacker-controlled addresses.

The FBI attributed the attack to North Korea.

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🇮🇷⚡ The deputy chairman of Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Amir Hayat Moghaddam, stated that vessels belonging to India, China, Iraq, and Qatar are exempt from restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz.

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🇬🇱🇩🇰🇺🇸⚡️ Greenland’s parliament, the Inatsisartut, has approved a new Arctic security agreement between Greenland, the US and Denmark, broadcaster KNR reported.

The agreement will now go before Denmark’s parliament, the Folketing, for approval on November 19.

Signed in New York on September 22, the agreement updates a 1951 treaty and identifies two locations on the island, Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig, where the US plans to establish military bases.

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