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The Delhi <keyword id="19900812" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="high-court" source="keywords">High Court</keyword> has refused to set aside the Central government's order blocking open-source messaging application '<keyword id="22332861" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Briar" source="keywords">Briar</keyword>' in <keyword id="19900657" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-Kashmir" source="keywords">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword> as it is suspected to be used by <keyword id="19900658" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="terrorists" source="keywords">terrorists</keyword> and could be a potential <keyword id="19968363" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="threat" source="keywords">threat</keyword> to <keyword id="19896999" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="national-security" source="keywords">national security</keyword>. The high court observed that in the matters of national security, principles of natural justice can be given a go-by. "The interim order has been reviewed by the committee constituted under Section 7 of the Blocking Rules and as stated earlier, the committee consists of top officials of the Government of India. The blocking orders have been passed for 14 applications/ softwares, including the software/ application of the petitioner herein as it was being used by the terrorists and their supporters to disturb the security and sovereignty of the country. "The application of the petitioner has been blocked only in Jammu and <keyword id="19896255" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="kashmir" source="keywords">Kashmir</keyword> and the same can be used in all other parts of the country. In view of the above, this court is not inclined to entertain the present writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed," Justice Subramonium Prasad said. Sublime Software Ltd, the petitioner, sought direction to the Centre to produce and publish the order passed by it under Section 69A of the Information <keyword id="19901571" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="technology" source="keywords">Technology</keyword> Act, blocking its open-source messaging application 'Briar' and also prayed for setting aside that order. It was stated that Briar operates on a technology in which a person can directly send a message to another person even when there is no internet connectivity. It added that the technology is crucial in times of emergency, natural calamities and catastrophic disasters in providing emergency healthcare and disaster management as it enables smooth communication between persons and authorities during times of distress. On the other hand, the Centre's counsel submitted that the software, which can work even when there is no internet connection, is suspected to be used by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. The application can be misused and can definitely be a potential threat to the national security, sovereignty and integrity of India, the Centre's counsel said. The high court in its order noted that rule 16 of the Blocking Rules provides that strict confidentiality shall be maintained regarding all the requests and complaints received and actions taken thereof. "This court can take judicial notice of the fact that decisions taken at the highest level and for the benefit of the security and sovereignty of the country can be kept confidential," it said.

HC dismisses plea to set aside order blocking messaging app in J&K over threat to national security

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Gunmen attacked Orthodox churches and synagogues in Dagestan on Sunday, killing around 20 people.</li><li>The attacks raised questions about Russia's domestic security as it continues its war in Ukraine.</li></ul>On Sunday evening, gunmen attacked <a target="_blank" href="https://tass.com/defense/1808009">two Orthodox churches and two synagogues</a> in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/russia">Russia's</a> predominantly Muslim Dagestan region, hurling Molotov cocktails and exchanging fire with police.The attacks, which killed around 20 people, raised major questions about whether the Kremlin has the resources to protect its citizens back home while pursuing its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/russia-ukraine-war">war in Ukraine</a>.The incident "caught security forces completely off guard," Lucas Webber, a research fellow at the Soufan Center, a New York-based think tank, told Business Insider — despite the fact that it would have required "quite a bit of planning and preparation beforehand."The attacks also illustrated "the diverse range of militant actors Russia has angered through its domestic and foreign policy actions," he added.The Institute for the Study of War reported that the Islamic State's (IS) Northern Caucasus branch, Wilayat Kavkaz, was likely behind the attacks, noting that they had "increased fears within the Russian information space about further terrorist attacks and instability in the North Caucasus."Five of the six gunmen said to have been killed in the attack also had connections to the Dagestan <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dagestan-anti-jewish-airport-rampage-was-egged-on-by-telegram-channel-2023-10">region's</a> political elite, according to the <a target="_blank" href="https://cepa.org/article/islamists-feast-as-russias-security-state-slumbers/">Center for European Policy Analysis</a>, a Washington DC-based think tank.<div type="image" title="A view of the destruction after more than 15 police officers have been killed in armed attacks in Makhachkala checkpoint and a synagogue in Derbent, in Dagestan, Russia on June 24, 2024. Describing it as a 'terrorist attack,' the Republic's head, Sergey Melikov said: 'We know who is behind this and what the organizers of these attacks aimed for. War has come to our home.' Active phase of counter-terrorism operations in Makhachkala and Derbent has been completed, and six gunmen responsible for the attacks were neutralized. (Photo by National Antiterrorism Committee / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)" height="570" width="1024" msid="111361391" hostid="261" sizebytes="32888"></div>The attacks marked the latest in a series of major domestic security failures that have plagued Russia since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Such incidents have presented a major problem for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose reputation as a strongman able to guarantee security and order in Russia while also waging a war against Ukraine appears to be flailing.Earlier this month, security forces stormed a detention center in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don where six inmates linked to Islamic State had taken two guards hostage. The inmates were killed, and the hostages were freed, Russian news agency Tass reported, citing Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service.In March, gunmen entered the packed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/isis-k-allowed-slipped-into-moscow-massacre-because-war-zelenskyy-2024-3">Crocus City Hall concert venue in Moscow</a>, killing more than 140 people and leaving many more injured. Four men from Tajikistan were detained following the attack. Islamic State later claimed responsibility.In October, a mob of protesters also <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dagestan-anti-jewish-airport-rampage-was-egged-on-by-telegram-channel-2023-10">ransacked</a> Dagestan's main airport in search of Jewish people to target.<h2 id="9b13bd34-e537-4e93-9d19-9e7030543b75">North Caucasus</h2>Russia's North Caucasus region has a long history of rebellion against Kremlin rule, especially in Chechnya, where Russia battled separatists in two bloody wars — in 1994-1996 and then in 1999-2009.But such violence became increasingly rare, with immense pressure from security services and developments in Syria and Iraq causing Islamic State's presence in the Caucasus to splinter, Mark Youngman, the founder of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://threatologist.com/about/">Threatologist</a>, which analyzes Eurasian security risks and specializes in the North Caucasus, told BI."Since 2017, there has been no organized insurgency — no infrastructure, no leadership — challenging Russia's presence," Youngman said. "Since that point, most jihadist violence has been perpetrated by isolated individuals and small groups — people inspired by jihadist ideology, but lacking resources and connections."<div type="image" title="Emergency services vehicles are seen outside the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow on March 22, 2024." height="3282" width="4923" msid="111361386" hostid="261" sizebytes="687650"></div>Nevertheless, Russia remained a "priority enemy of Islamic State," Webber said — something he noted has been exacerbated by Russia's "2015 intervention in Syria, expanded private military companies activities across Africa, and strengthened ties with Iran and the Taliban."Youngman said that part of the problem stems from Russia not taking "meaningful steps" to tackle the root causes that have fed support for radical ideologies in the region, such as "arbitrary behavior by the security services, human rights violations, poverty, corruption," and "lack of opportunities."Russia has instead relied on force to counter insurgency, Youngman said.Despite Sunday's incident being the second major terrorist attack in just three months, Russian security services "have not really changed their strategy," Harold Chambers, a political and security analyst specializing in the North Caucasus, told BI."Dagestan's authorities have been focused on hunting Ukrainian agents, real or fake, and followers of online opposition members," Chambers said. "Thus, the presence of radical actors who were publicly known went unaddressed."Russia's security services "do not seem to possess the same level of intelligence about threats — or, if they do, they are not acting on it," Youngman added. They are "distracted by events in Ukraine."

Terrorist attacks are on the rise in Russia as Putin remains 'distracted' by war in Ukraine

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Taylor Swift's three upcoming shows in Vienna this weekend have been canceled, according to reports.</li><li>Austrian police say they thwarted a planned terrorist attack and arrested two men on Wednesday.</li></ul>Taylor Swift's next stop on the Eras Tour has been canceled, according to multiple reports.Swift was scheduled to perform three shows in Vienna this weekend. On Wednesday, Austrian police announced they had thwarted a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium and two men were arrested, per <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://variety.com/2024/music/news/taylor-swift-terrorist-plot-thwarted-isis-connection-vienna-eras-tour-1236099001/">Variety</a>.Shortly after, Austrian concert promoter Barracuda Music announced the concerts had been canceled via <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-YXeSjMG4q/?img_index=1">Instagram</a>. "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Vienna Shows cancelled due to government officials confirmation of planned terrorist attack," the organizers wrote. "With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at Ernst Happel Stadium, we have no choice but to cancel the three scheduled shows for everyone's safety."The post was reshared by <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.instagram.com/taylornation/?hl=en">Taylor Nation,</a> the official social media account for Swift's team. Barracuda Music's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.barracudamusic.at/event/taylor-swift-ernst-happel-stadion-2024-08-08/">website</a> also lists the concert as canceled.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Taylor Swift's 3 Eras Tour concerts in Vienna are canceled after police say they thwarted a terrorist plot

<ul class="summary-list"><li>July's jobs report fell well short of expectations, prompting recession fears and a stock market sell-off.</li><li>Some have called for emergency interest rate cuts this week as a result.</li></ul>The US <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/markets-japan-rate-hike-yen-fx-carry-trade-stock-futures-2024-8">stock market</a> is plummeting. Investors are panicking, and they're calling for the nation's central bank to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fed-rate-cuts-recession-outlook-economy-job-market-interest-rates-2024-8">cut interest rates</a> over a month before the Fed's next meeting.Doing so would align today's economy with that of a pandemic and major terrorist events.On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/unemployment-rate-job-growth-july-labor-market-economic-data-2024-7">July's jobs report</a>, which found that the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, the highest reading in nearly three years. Job growth fell well short of expectations and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-selloff-today-jobs-report-recession-unemployment-tech-earnings-2024-8?_gl=1*g3mnly*_ga*MTAyOTY4OTk4NC4xNzE0NDgyOTcz*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTcyMjg2NzI3MC4yNTUuMS4xNzIyODY5OTQwLjU4LjAuMA..">sent stocks plunging</a> — with many pointing their fingers at the Federal Reserve for waiting too long to cut interest rates after <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/interest-rate-cuts-likely-september-federal-reserve-holds-steady-july-2024-7">holding steady</a> at its meeting last week.The fallout from the jobs report has continued over the past few days. The US stock market tanked on Monday, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/nasdaq-crash-tech-recession-global-stock-market-rout-accelerates-japan-2024-8">with the Nasdaq and Dow Jones indices plunging</a>. Japan's main stock market index was <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/markets-japan-rate-hike-yen-fx-carry-trade-stock-futures-2024-8">down 12.4% </a>on Monday in response to both the US jobs report and Japan's latest interest-rate hike.The global panic has prompted some economists to call for the Federal Reserve to implement an emergency interest rate cut this week; Bloomberg <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2024/08/04/bond-traders-bet-big-on-the-fed-launching-into-rescue-mode/">reported</a> that traders were predicting a 60% chance of a rate cut within the next week. The Federal Open Market Committee is not expected to meet again until September 18, during which it's expected to cut interest rates after holding them steady for nearly a year.Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/whartons-jeremy-siegel-says-fed-needs-to-make-an-emergency-rate-cut.html">told</a> CNBC on Monday that the Fed should make an emergency 75 basis-point cut this week and that there should be "another 75 basis point cut indicated for next month at the September meeting — and that's minimum.""How much have we moved the fed funds rate? Zero," Siegel said. "That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever."The Fed has not given any indication as to whether it will cut interest rates this week, but it's only done an emergency cut in extreme situations in the past — and it doesn't look like the US economy is quite there yet. However, with concerns that the Fed is <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jobs-unemployment-interest-rates-economy-recession-soft-landing-2024-8">no longer able to achieve its soft landing</a> and avoid a recession, calls for relief will likely grow.<h2 id="36aa2446-dc65-482b-bd7d-7a46586b2aae">The history of emergency rate cuts</h2>Emergency interest rate cuts are extremely rare, and the Fed has done so sparingly in the past. There were a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/emergency-rate-cuts-events-caused-past-fed-coronavirus-timeline-when-2020-3-1028964493#6-january-2001-tech-bubble-6">series of off-cycle interest rate cuts</a> in 2001 following the dot-com bust and later the September 11 terrorist attack, both of which crashed the stock market."In the past, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has responded to weaker economic conditions, which are often associated with downward pressure on the price level, with a lower federal funds target," the St. Louis Fed said of the 9/11 attacks in a January 2002 <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/january-2002/the-federal-reserves-response-to-the-sept-11-attacks">note</a>. "The present case has been no exception; the FOMC reduced the federal funds rate target four times in the three months following the attacks."Later in 2008, the Fed implemented emergency rate cuts following the housing market crash, and most recently <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fed-interest-rate-cut-zero-bond-holdings-coronavirus-pandemic-economy-2020-3">cut rates off-cycle in March 2020</a> in response to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.Still, among calls to cut rates this week, some experts are urging against an overreaction. Jim Smigiel, chief investment officer and financial services company SEI, said in a statement that "emergency Fed rate cuts being priced in makes little sense given the economic backdrop in the U.S. and would only serve to destroy policy maker credibility."If the Fed doesn't cut rates this week, there will likely be increased pressure on the central bank in September to cut rates more aggressively. Powell <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/interest-rate-cuts-likely-september-federal-reserve-holds-steady-july-2024-7">said during a press conference last week</a> that any decision will be made solely based on data, and he "can imagine a scenario in which there would be everywhere from zero cuts to several cuts, depending on the way the economy evolves."

Cries are getting louder for emergency interest-rate cuts this week, something that's been reserved for pandemics or terrorist attacks

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Elon Musk said recently that "two homicidal maniacs" had threatened his life.</li><li>Law-enforcement records show Tesla's HQ has had several "terroristic threat" reports.</li></ul>In recent months, "two homicidal maniacs" have threatened to kill <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-ceo-elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>, the billionaire tech mogul said at Tesla's latest annual shareholder meeting."I probably need to like work out and, you know, and like not get assassinated or something," the CEO of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-features">electric-car company</a> told shareholders June 13 in response to a question about what he's doing to keep himself safe and healthy.Musk said the two people "aspirationally" tried to kill him and "a bunch of other people" in the past seven months, forcing him to be a bit more "standoffish."Security is a high priority for Musk. He owns his own security company, which <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla">Tesla</a> pays millions of dollars to protect Musk, a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows.The company has relatively tight security, and security has been increased at some of its factories in the wake of recent <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-layoffs">Tesla layoffs</a>, several workers told Business Insider. Tesla factory workers have also faced their fair share of scares over the years, including, most recently, an active-shooter report that turned out to be a false alarm.Law-enforcement records obtained by BI through a public-records request show that Musk has not been the only high-profile target of threats or intimidation at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-headquarters-hq">Tesla's sprawling corporate headquarters</a> in Austin.<div type="image" title="Zachary Kirkhorn wearing a black button-down shirt while sitting next to Elon Musk with his hands over his lap." height="1266" width="1593" msid="111286753" hostid="261"></div>In March 2023, Tesla's chief financial officer at the time, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cfo-zachary-kirkhorn-rumored-elon-musk-ceo-successor-leaving-2023-8">Zachary Kirkhorn</a> — who board members considered making Musk's successor before he <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/zachary-kirkhorn-elon-musk-tesla-quit-13-years-gene-munster-2023-8">unexpectedly resigned</a> — received a death threat via email, according to 911 records and a sheriff's office incident report viewed by BI. The missive demanded $300,000 in bitcoin not to end his life.The Travis County Sheriff's Office described the incident as a "terroristic threat" in its report, the documents show, though ultimately law enforcement believed it to be a scam.Under Texas law, terroristic threats include threats of violence that are intended to put people in fear of imminent bodily injury, cause a reaction by an emergency agency, or interrupt a place of employment.Other records from the sheriff's office obtained by BI show that at least five other 911 calls were made from Tesla's HQ between the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-elon-musk-gigafactory-texas-cyber-rodeo-2022-4">opening of the Austin Gigafactory</a> in April 2022 and January of this year for what law enforcement also categorized as terroristic threats. The sheriff's office is seeking to withhold the records for most of those incidents from BI.<h2 id="8794e4e2-1e9a-4bae-b733-e6f66dc7d19b">An email sender claimed they were 'hired to kill' Kirkhorn if he didn't step down</h2>In the case of Kirkhorn, a security officer at the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-gigafactory">Tesla Gigafactory</a> initially called 911 at the time to report the incident, according to the records. The security officer told deputies that the CFO had gotten an email from someone claiming to have been "hired to kill you if you don't step down," the report provided to BI said."Wire $300,000 dollars to bitcoin account within 12 hours," the email to Kirkhorn added, according to the incident report.The Tesla security officer told deputies the email was sent to multiple email addresses with variations of Kirkhorn's name, suggesting that the sender was attempting to guess his email address.The security officer also said he believed it was the "first threat" that Kirkhorn received by email, according to the report.In a second interview with deputies, the security officer told authorities his team was able to trace information in the threatening email back to Nigeria.A Travis County Sheriff's Office spokesperson, Kristen Dark, confirmed to BI that the email was found to have originated from Nigeria and was thought to be spam."Based on the spam email mail address it is likely a scam attempt," the incident report read. "This was brought to Kirkhorn's attention and he was ok with just documenting the situation. No further action needed."The case was ultimately suspended and no arrest was ever made, according to the incident report and Dark.Tesla and Kirkhorn did not respond to requests for comment.<div type="image" title="Cars frames on an assembly line in a long room." height="683" width="1024" msid="111286749" hostid="261"></div>Kirkhorn left Tesla last August after working at the carmaker for about 13 years. He held the title not only of CFO, but also "Master of Coin."His departure came as a shock to some. The Wall Street Journal had reported earlier that year that Kirkhorn could be in line to become <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-executive-elon-musk-cfo-zach-kirkhorn-b1998ae7?">the next CEO of Tesla</a>.<h2 id="e2017c4f-e393-47bf-af66-86a250b17754">Other 911 calls related to a threat against Musk and a Tesla employee</h2>One of the other 911 calls that the sheriff's office designated as a "terroristic threat" related to a report by a Tesla employee who said he was threatened in February 2023 by another worker while on the job. The suspect in that case was accused of threatening to pull the man off a forklift and "slap the shit" out of him, according to an incident report.The employee who made the report told deputies that he had been "advised to allow Tesla Security to work the incident first before attempting to file a police report" but that he got "tired of waiting on Tesla," the documents show.The case was closed after the accuser told deputies he no longer wished to pursue it, but he sought to get it reopened that July.Some Tesla workers told BI that tight production deadlines and the intensity of the work could sometimes create a high-pressure environment."Every time they ramped up production, I felt like a frog in a boiling pot of water," one former worker from the Austin factory said. "You could just feel the stress level at the factory shoot up, and sometimes that meant people were more likely to pop off or act out."Another 911 call that was made in January of this year and categorized as a terroristic threat related to a report of a Tesla employee threatening to kill Musk and US President Joe Biden. Travis County deputies responded to Tesla HQ at the time of the call.A day later, Justin Mathew McCauley of Minnesota was arrested on a felony charge of terroristic threat in connection to the incident. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by BI, security at Tesla alerted the Travis County Sheriff's Office of a threat made on McCauley's account on X, the social-media site owned by Musk."I will arrive in Texas, where the war has began on many fronts @X, @Tesla," one post said, according to the court documents. Another said, "@JoeBiden @X @Tesla @Elonmusk, I am planning to Kill all of you."According to the court papers, McCauley's wife notified deputies in Minnesota after he told her he was going to Texas and never coming back.McCauley was eventually stopped and arrested by Travis County deputies in Austin on January 28. He told them that he planned to go to the Gigafactory "to try and contact Elon Musk," the arrest affidavit says."Everything I did was completely insane. It seems like a bad dream," McCauley later told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fox7austin.com/news/tela-employee-threaten-to-kill-elon-musk-president-biden-justin-mccauley">FOX 7 Austin</a> in an on-camera interview. The 32-year-old former Tesla worker said he was in a state of "psychosis."McCauley was jailed for roughly four weeks before he was released on bond March 1. His next court hearing in the case is scheduled for July 3. Attempts to reach McCauley on Monday and Tuesday were unsuccessful.The details surrounding the other three 911 calls from Tesla's headquarters — which records show were made in November 2022, March 2023, and November 2023 — and the dispositions of those calls, were not provided to BI. The sheriff's office said in a letter sent to BI that the records fell under privacy and open-investigation exemptions to the public-records law and has asked the Office of the Attorney General of Texas to weigh in.Dark, the Travis County Sheriff's Office spokesperson, told BI that the agency did not provide additional security services for the Tesla factory but would respond to emergencies there as it would any other location in the county."The Gigafactory is in our agency's jurisdiction and we respond to 911 calls for service," Dark said.<h2 id="3c81ce33-91ba-4e82-aa6a-7bb75908b9d6">Tesla employees say security is thorough</h2>Last July, the Travis County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call reporting an active shooter at the Austin Gigafactory. At the time, workers who were at the factory received a memo from Tesla telling them to take cover because of an "Active Attacker," two employees told BI."It was unsettling because no one really knew what was going on. We were just standing outside the building waiting to go back to work," one worker, who was there during the ordeal, told BI. The employee asked that they not be identified in this story, as they are not authorized to speak to the press, but BI has verified their employment.The sheriff's office <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/police-investigating-false-alarm-of-active-shooter-at-tesla-gigafactory/">told local news</a> at the time that the building was cleared and there was "nothing to substantiate the presence of a shooter at all."The false alarm wasn't the first scare at a Tesla factory.In 2021, a Tesla worker was fatally shot in the parking lot of the company's Fremont, California, factory after an altercation with a coworker who was later <a target="_blank" href="https://abc7news.com/tesla-shooting-victim-fremont-anothony-solima-factory-death/11350669/">charged</a> with murder.<div type="image" title="A parking lot in front of a large building with the Tesla logo on the side." height="683" width="1024" msid="111286747" hostid="261"></div>In April, Tesla appeared to tighten security at some of its factories after Musk told the staff he planned to eliminate more than 10% of the workforce.The day after the memo was sent out, some staff at Tesla's factory in Sparks, Nevada, waited in hours-long lines to get through a series of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-factory-workers-discover-laid-off-security-badge-scans-sources-2024-4">badge checks</a>, and some workers found out they'd been laid off after security scanned their badges and sent them back home on shuttle buses, five current and former employees previously told BI.Several Tesla workers told BI it would be difficult for anyone to bring in a weapon or unauthorized personnel to access the company's factories.Factory workers in both Nevada and Texas go through at least three security checkpoints to enter their workplace, with badge checks on the shuttles in, and at the gate for those who drive into work, as well as at two separate points once they enter the building, four workers said.<div type="image" title="Elon Musk clasping his hands together." height="683" width="1024" msid="111286752" hostid="261"></div><h2 id="1b011f40-e1fc-41e5-b8f6-059ebd52ac3c">Musk has previously indicated his worries about personal safety</h2>Musk has expressed concern about his personal safety multiple times over the years and even talked about dying "under mysterious circumstances."The billionaire has also repeatedly attempted to take down a social-media account that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/student-who-tracks-elon-musk-jet-not-concerned-potential-lawsuit-2022-12">tracked his private jet</a> travels, even threatening to sue the college student who ran the account after Musk said his son X had been followed by a "crazy stalker" because of the jet-tracking account.BI previously reported that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-secret-austin-house-2024-4">Musk secretly bought a house</a> in 2022 after the address of a house he'd been renting became public knowledge and Musk found it to be "no longer private and secure for my family." A neighbor told BI earlier this year that the home had around-the-clock security.From December 2023 to February, Tesla shelled out about $3 million to Musk's security company, which represented only "a portion of the total cost of security services concerning Elon Musk," according to an SEC <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000110465924048040/tm2326076d13_pre14a.htm">filing</a>.Security costs can include measures as varied as personal bodyguards or private planes, and Musk is one of many prominent executives spending millions over security concerns.In 2023, Meta approved a $14 million security allowance for its CEO, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg">Mark Zuckerberg</a>. The company spent over $24 million on expenses associated with Zuckerberg, including security and private travel, an SEC <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001326801/000132680124000034/meta-20240418.htm">filing</a> shows.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meta">Meta</a> said in the filing that Zuckerberg had become "one of the most recognized executives in the world" and needed to be protected as a result. The company's longtime chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, was also given a security budget.Tesla and Musk's other companies seem to have taken a similar approach. Last year, an engineer at Twitter, the social-media site that became known as X, told the BBC that Musk was followed around the company's headquarters by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bodyguards-accompany-elon-musk-twitter-headquarters-restroom-engineer-report-2023-3">at least two bodyguards</a> at all times."It is getting a little crazy these days," Musk said at the June 13 Tesla shareholder meeting. "To first approximation, the probability that a homicidal maniac will try to kill you is proportionate to how many homicidal maniacs hear your name.""So they hear my name a lot — I'm like, OK, I'm on the list, you know," Musk said, laughing."Think of John Lennon, who was singing about, 'Hey, can't we all just be nice to each other,' and then he got shot by one of his fans," Musk said. "Like, OK, we'll try to avoid that."

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