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03.18.19	Web of illegal immigration, fake IDs unraveled in Wayne, Tuscarawas counties Army of Geeks: Ohio Seeks to Create a Civilian Cyber Militia to Protect Elections
03.15.19	Facebook Faces Criminal Probe of Data Deals: Report New Zealand mosque gunman allegedly streamed 17 minutes of horrific attack on Facebook
03.12.19	Dayton Community Now a Model for How to Address Opioid Crisis Dozens of Companies Leaked Sensitive Data Thanks to Misconfigured Box Accounts
03.11.19	Cyber attack forces Jackson County (GA) to pay $400K ransom Terrorism suspect seeks sentencing break at Ohio hearing
03.04.19	Man indicted for Snapchat threat that panicked Ohio school
03.04.19	Suspicious suitcase prompts evacuation at Easton Market
02.27.19	2 Students Arrested after Gun Video, Posts
02.27.19	Backdoor Targets U.S. Companies via LinkedIn
02.27.19	New Attacks Show Signed PDF Documents Cannot Be Trusted
02.27.19	New Flaws in 4G, 5G Allow Attackers to Intercept Calls and Track Phones
02.25.19	Bug Allows Bypass of WhatsApp Face ID, Touch ID Protection
02.15.19	15-Year Old Boy Arrested after Social Media Threat toward Portsmouth School Montgomery County Suffers Water Outage
02.13.19	Clipper Malware Slips into Google Play – securityweek.com Health District Reports Increase in Hepatitis A Cases in Clark County – Springfield News Sun Alleged Fairfield High School threat included reference to shotgun, caused increased police presence – Journal News
02.12.19	Dating Apps Face Questions over Age Checks after Report Exposes Child Abuse – techcrunch.com Montgomery, Clark near Top of Ohio Counties with Gunshot Injuries – Dayton Daily News Suspect in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Pleads Not Guilty – pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
10.31.18	Fake “peace officer” with gun causes stir on local college campus – News 5 Cleveland
09.28.18	Columbus City Schools partners with Homeland Security to help curb gun violence – ABC 6 Columbus
09.26.18	Start with hello, McComb students told on reaching out to lonely students – Findlay Courier
09.10.18	Ohio Counties Look For Cybersecurity Weaknesses Ahead Of Election – ideastream.org
09.06.18	Deadline approaching for voluntary school safety survey – WBNS Columbus

Terrorism Connections to Ohio

Ohio State University Attack – 2016
On November 28, 2016, A car ramming attack and mass stabbing occurred at the Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus, Ohio. The attacker, Somali refugee Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was shot and killed by the first responding OSU police officer, and 11 people were hospitalized for injuries. According to authorities, Artan was inspired by terrorist propaganda from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.

Mohamed Barry – 2016
Four people were injured in a restaurant in Columbus, Ohio on February 11, 2016, when a man with a machete attacked them at random. The assailant, Mohamed Barry, a native of the West African nation of Guinea, was killed after he led police on a car chase.

Cleveland Bomb Plot – 2012
Five men were arrested in April 2012 and accused of plotting to blow up a bridge near Cleveland.

Ahmed Hussein Mahamud – 2011
Ahmed Hussein Mahamud, a 26-year-old American citizen from Columbus, was charged in an indictment, unsealed in June 2011, with providing material support to Al Shabaab.

Hor & Amera Akl – 2010
Hor and Amera Akl, a married couple residing in Toledo, were arrested in 2010 and charged with providing material support to the designated terrorist organization Hizballah. In May 2011, the Akls pled guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

Jerry & Joe Kane – 2010
Jerry and Joe Kane, father and son anti-government extremists from Forest, were killed in a shoot-out with Arkansas law enforcement after they fatally shot two West Memphis police officers during a traffic stop on May 20, 2010.