🛰️ #OSINT Update for 1 August 2025 (CET) 🛰️ 🇺🇸 United States — Crypto Regulation • AI Regulation • Cyber Defence → FinCEN has commenced formal enforcement actions based on Layer‑2 mixer audits; legal escalation expected for unresolved non‑compliance cases in September. → DOJ/FTC AI audit registry now accepting certification submissions; platforms dealing with biometric and behavioral AI must meet compliance by Q4. → CISA issued threat alert over emergence of a deepfake-enabled phishing campaign targeting U.S. electric grid operators and telecom infrastructure. 🇪🇺 European Union & Member States — Digital Identity Wallets • Privacy • AI Ethics → Digital Identity Wallet enforcement audits officially began across Member States following final compliance rulings. → Spain expanded facial-recognition enforcement to include travel kiosks and airport security zones. → European Commission set formal voting schedule for AI Act transparency reporting mandates in recruitment systems. 🇷🇺 Russia — Drone Technology • Economic Control → Murmansk-based Arctic drone facility completed initial operational sorties; coordination drills conducted with Northern Fleet assets. → Ruble-only payment policy extended to quasi-public service providers with international contracts. 🇺🇦 Ukraine — Drones • Cyber Defence • Crypto Oversight → Operational deployment of encrypted live‑feed VTOL drone missions near Kupiansk completed; rollout plan under evaluation. → CERT-UA traced and neutralized Storm‑457 campaign targeting rural utility systems; forensic analysis ongoing. → NBU commenced enforcement phase for crypto-charity audit-trail compliance as of 1 August. 🇮🇱 Israel — Surveillance • Cyber Defence • Intelligence Ops → AI-based license-plate recognition systems are now fully operational at major West Bank crossings. → Cyber Unit contained ransomware aimed at national water infrastructure, integrating AI-origin anomaly detection feeds. → Mossad has intensified HUMINT operations on suspected intensifying UAV smuggling networks from Iran. 🇵🇸 Palestine — Humanitarian Aid → Rafah fuel convoy throughput continues to stabilize at ~30% above capacity; UN logistics team maintaining pace. → Pediatric oxygen supply lines remain under strain; international aid agencies are coordinating supplementary shipments. 🇨🇳 China — Surveillance • Digital ID Integration → Encrypted DNS metadata mandated for 90-day retention across ISPs; analytics pipelines now feeding national AI infrastructure. → Rural digital ID systems now mandatory for pension and welfare program access. 🇯🇵 Japan — Encryption Law • Cyber Defence → National encryption bill moved to final passage with exemptions for emergency response and critical infrastructure use. → JMOD successfully intercepted GPS spoofing during regional naval drills; suspected DPRK-linked interference. 🇨🇦 Canada — Immigration Screening • Crypto Regulation → Public consultation period extended through mid-September for crypto-charity audit regulation; stakeholder feedback under review. → CBSA biometric screening pilots now extended to include Calgary, Winnipeg, Halifax, and Toronto entry points. 🇦🇺 Australia — Facial Recognition • AI Ethics → Federal Senate hearings on transit facial-recognition have been extended. Scheduled ethics review for Queensland bodycam AI tagging to conclude within the next week. → Queensland authorities approved next rollout phases of bodycam tagging pilots with opt‑out controls. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — Immigration • Domestic Security → Commonwealth African country addition to biometric visa trials now stands at eight; phase-two rollout nearing completion. → MI5 increased focus on extremist arms planning cells across northern England; continued surveillance of encrypted platforms. 🇩🇪 Germany — Encryption Export • Data Oversight → Judicial review for Palantir compliance documentation scheduled this week. → Draft legislation to reduce export thresholds on encryption devices moved to parliamentary debate phase. 🇰🇵 North Korea — Military Readiness → Coastal radar and missile command network installations near Wonsan upgraded to full operational status; national readiness elevated. 🏦 ECB — Digital‑Euro • CBDC Architecture → ECB confirmed the final list of sandbox participants, including fintech and traditional financial players. → Detailed operational framework for sandbox-to-live deployment being finalized; public pilot expected late Q1 2026. 🛰️ Intelligence Agencies — NSA • CIA • BND • MSS • FSB • Mossad → NSA/CISA issued updated advisory on high-severity deepfake phishing targeting critical infrastructure and telecom nodes. → BND escalated threat advisory after mapping renewed SIM‑swap fraud clusters tied to EU telecom leadership. → MSS expanded residential smart-grid analytics across Guangdong municipalities to support movement flow modeling. 🔍 Cyberattack → EU CERT neutralized embedded firmware malware targeting HVAC systems in multiple EU capital buildings; no recorded downtime. 📌 Forward Triggers → Legal action status for non‑compliant L2 mixer platforms (Sept) → Q4 AI audit certification final compliance filings → Spanish facial-recognition enforcement outcomes for travel kiosks → EC AI transparency amendment vote schedule → Murmansk Arctic sortie campaign launch data → Expansion of encrypted-video VTOL medical drone missions (Ukraine) → NBU crypto-charity audit enforcement progress (Aug) → Gaza pediatric oxygen resupply updates from humanitarian agencies → CBSA biometric pilot evaluation outputs (Calgary/Winnipeg) → Queensland bodycam AI tagging ethics board decision → German judicial ruling on Palantir compliance submission → ECB digital-euro sandbox feedback review session (Sept) 🛰️ End of report.