Politiek · Secret Service · ArchiefSecret Service Warns of Unprecedented Threat Surge: 10,000 Cases Opened in 2026Geschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00The Secret Service is warning of an0:01unprecedented surge in threats against0:03the people it protects. Since January of0:05this year, the agency has opened 10,0000:08protective intelligence cases, a 40%0:10increase over the same period in 2025.0:13To put that in perspective, last year0:15roughly 7,000 cases over the same0:17months. This year, 10,000. Director0:20Shawn Curran briefed reporters ahead of0:22the rescheduled White House0:23Correspondents Dinner, calling the0:25numbers alarming. The surge is driven0:26largely by lone actor threats. Cases0:29where behavioral indicators matter more0:31than known group affiliations. The0:33agency says mental health interventions0:35are now roughly 10 times higher than0:37last year, signaling a shift in how they0:39approach prevention. So far this0:40calendar year, the agency has handled0:42about 3,000 protective events. That0:45workload, combined with heightened0:46political tensions and public scrutiny,0:48is putting unprecedented pressure on an0:50agency already operating under a0:52microscope. Curran emphasized that0:54behavioral threat assessment, spotting0:55warning signs before an attack, is now0:58the agency's frontline defense,0:59especially as online radicalization1:01accelerates. The warning comes at a1:03moment when every major political event1:05carries heightened security stakes. The1:07Secret Service is asking the public to1:09stay alert, but the numbers make clear1:11the agency itself is under a new kind of1:13pressure.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
