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A Massachusetts man has been handed a six-year prison sentence for attempting to assassinate US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in 2025 using homemade Molotov cocktails, marking a significant security breach.
Australia's eSafety Commissioner has filed civil proceedings against Telegram in Federal Court, alleging the messaging platform failed to remove terrorism-promoting content including videos of mass shootings from its platform.
Singapore's Internal Security Department has detained three teenagers aged 14 to 19 for self-radicalisation through violent extremist content. One 14-year-old planned a mass stabbing at his school; another targeted military personnel and LGBTQ students.
Malaysia's Deputy Inspector-General of Police warns that extremist groups are increasingly recruiting through online gaming platforms like Roblox rather than traditional physical meetings, with ideology now driven by emotional triggers rather than purely religious motivation.
Singapore has cancelled the work permits of two Bangladeshi workers and repatriated them after they made extremist posts on social media platforms. The Internal Security Department investigated the men for supporting radical Islamist ideologies and divisive religious views.