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IC BRIEF

Current as of 1831 EDT (UTC-04), Saturday 27 June 2026

Contents

10 stories from 44 sources across 37 organizations

KEY JUDGMENTS

Western governments are likely to issue new sanctions or formal attributions targeting Iranian intelligence cyber operations by September 2026. Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated channel confirmed Ministry of Intelligence and Security (Iran) (MOIS) direction over the Handala destructive cyber unit while a Swedish court documented Iranian intelligence penetration of a migration agency, providing dual-domain evidentiary grounding Western capitals previously lacked. Moderate confidence reflects the existing DOJ record and a named US corporate victim, offset by the absence of signals of imminent Western action. An Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designation or Five Eyes joint attribution would confirm the assessment.

Indo-Pacific allies are simultaneously standing up intelligence architecture that creates compounding interoperability demand. South Korea's In-Q-Tel-modeled venture fund is likely to operationalize within 12 months. High confidence rests on committed Ministry of National Defense (South Korea) (MND) and Defense Acquisition Program Administration (South Korea) (DAPA) co-investment and the existing Korea Venture Investment Corporation (KVIC) institutional host. Whether Japan extends its clearance system to private-sector personnel, the structural prerequisite for allied defense-technology sharing, is genuinely uncertain within the same window; no preparatory legislation has surfaced.

At least one Five Eyes government beyond the United States is likely to announce procurement or evaluation of AI-augmented cyber defense for critical infrastructure by year-end 2026. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)'s disclosed nation-state compromise of Australian infrastructure, coinciding with the US restoration of Mythos 5 for critical infrastructure defense organizations, creates convergent demand and an available commercial pathway.

Allied Intelligence

Israel Assigns Mossad to Lead Gaza Voluntary Emigration Initiative

BLUF: Mossad's formal mandate and dedicated budget formalize a coalition-maintenance mechanism, not an emigration pipeline, and a publicly signed hosting agreement remains unlikely by year-end 2026.

NSC head Shmuel Ben Ezra chaired a meeting of senior security officials that concluded with a formal decision to assign Mossad lead responsibility for the voluntary emigration initiative and to approve a dedicated budget for implementation 1. Netanyahu directed Mossad to identify countries willing to receive displaced Palestinians; Israeli outreach to Somalia, South Sudan, and Indonesia had not produced agreements as of Friday per the Times of Israel, and Mossad representatives had already told Ben Ezra's June 23 session that no destination countries had been found 234. Ynet News reported Friday, citing unnamed officials, that Netanyahu accelerated the effort to retain coalition partner Itamar Ben-Gvir, that preliminary agreements had been reached with five nations including Ethiopia, Libya, and Indonesia, and that Mossad chief David Barnea was among officials sent to Washington to seek US support for financial incentives to host countries 5.

Analyst Note: The formal Mossad mandate and approved budget represent institutional escalation rather than operational progress: Mossad's own June 23 briefing confirmed zero willing destination countries, a constraint the budget allocation does not resolve. A publicly signed agreement is unlikely by year-end 2026. Multiple officials frame Netanyahu's acceleration as coalition maintenance to retain Ben-Gvir, not a coherent displacement strategy. Moderate confidence reflects convergent primary reporting from Haaretz and Times of Israel. An unresolved discrepancy constrains that confidence: Ynet's June 27 claim of five preliminary agreements, sourced to unnamed officials, may reflect genuine diplomatic acceleration triggered by the formal mandate rather than coalition spin. If agreements materialize, Arab states and the EU shift from declarative opposition into active legal countermeasures; if not, Ben-Gvir loses his primary coalition lever and US financial-incentive diplomacy registers as unmobilized.

Sources:

1: Mossad to Lead Gaza Emigration Initiative - JFeed

2: Netanyahu said to task Mossad with finding countries to house Gazans - The Times of Israel

3: Top Israeli Defense Official Calls Urgent Meeting on Plan to Displace Gazans - Haaretz

4: Israel's security chiefs revisit Gaza expulsion plan despite global rejection - Middle East Monitor

5: Netanyahu pushing Gaza migration plan to keep Ben-Gvir in coalition, say officials - Ynet News

UK Defence Intelligence Assesses Ukraine Has Increased Options for Attacking Crimean Bridge After Air Defence Degradation

BLUF: Deliberate Ukrainian attrition of Kerch air defenses has opened the most viable bridge strike window since 2023, yet a throttled crossing may serve Kyiv's objectives better than a destroyed one.

UK Defence Intelligence, in a June 26 update, reported that Ukrainian forces struck Russian-occupied Crimea overnight on June 20, targeting air defence systems, fuel storage, and all three vehicle ferries at the Kerch Strait crossing 1. UK Defence Intelligence (UK DI) assessed that disabling the ferries has almost certainly exacerbated mounting supply problems, with widespread fuel shortages and crossing-point delays now being observed 123; the two remaining rail ferries that also supported Kerch logistics were struck in March and April 2026 and are almost certainly still undergoing repairs, compounding the shortfall 1. Trucks are barred from the bridge under security protocols enacted after October 2022 and can cross only by ferry 12. UK DI stated that the breadth of Ukrainian targeting is degrading Russian air defences at the Kerch Strait and concluded this expands Ukraine's options for striking the Crimean Bridge 1245.

Analyst Note: With all three vehicle ferries disabled and the two rail ferries still under repair from March and April strikes, Crimea's truck logistics now depend entirely on a contested land corridor. UK DI judges the pattern of air defence attrition at Kerch reflects deliberate Ukrainian shaping rather than opportunistic targeting, and that it materially expands strike options against the bridge. Russia confronts compounding supply pressure with no near-term ferry restoration path visible. Low confidence in whether Ukraine will exploit the expanded strike window reflects the absence of any observable indicator of intent or preparation in available reporting.

Sources:

1: Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - UK Ministry of Defence (DefenceHQ)

2: British Defence Intelligence Update Ukraine June 26, 2026 - Kyiv Post

3: UK intelligence analyzes Ukrainian strikes on occupied Crimea - Ukrinform

4: UK intelligence analysis of strikes on occupied Crimea concludes Ukraine has increased options for attacking Crimean Bridge - Ukrainska Pravda

5: UK Defence Intelligence: Ukrainian Attacks Disrupt Kerch Logistics as Ferry Fleet Takes Heavy Losses - Defense Express

ASIO Establishes Dedicated Teams to Counter Nation-State Cyber Sabotage After Critical Infrastructure Compromise

BLUF: ASIO's pivot from espionage framing to standing up dedicated counter-sabotage teams validates pre-conflict infrastructure positioning as an operational reality, though public attribution of the responsible state remains unlikely within the next 12 months.

In his June 24 annual threat assessment, ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess disclosed that nation-state hackers had compromised an unnamed Australian critical infrastructure provider, obtaining login credentials for active users including IT staff and network defenders 12. Burgess stated the hackers were mapping the network and maintaining access to "cripple it at a time of their choosing," and assessed the activity as preparation for sabotage 1. He announced the establishment of dedicated ASIO teams to counter cyber sabotage, and warned that one unnamed nation-state's cyber apparatus has compromised critical infrastructure across the region at a scale he described as "difficult to overstate" 13. ASIO identified, attributed, and tracked the intrusion and is working with the victim entity and security partners on ongoing remediation 12.

Analyst Note: Non-attribution at the moment of highest political salience reflects deliberate calibration for warning effect without forcing an attribution confrontation, though technical confidence in naming a state may instead not have met Australia's evidentiary threshold. Credential capture of network defenders specifically subverts remediation, a tactical signature consistent with long-horizon pre-positioning. The dedicated counter-sabotage team announcement, drawn from the Director-General's Annual Threat Assessment with no independently corroborating sources, marks a structural shift from espionage framing to acknowledged pre-conflict positioning. Australia is unlikely to publicly name a responsible state within the next 12 months. Confidence is low: the historical Five Eyes practice of coordinating critical infrastructure attributions over multi-year timelines, and Burgess's deliberate non-naming at peak salience, argue against any imminent coordinated statement. Regional operators in the interim defend against an officially unnamed adversary, limiting the operational actionability of ASIO's warning.

Sources:

1: ASIO boss warns of active cyber threat to Aussie critical infrastructure - Cyber Daily

2: ASIO establishes dedicated teams to counter nation-state cyber sabotage - SC World

3: Nation-state actors cracked critical Australian infrastructure to 'cripple it at a time of their choosing' - The Register

Director-General's Annual Threat Assessment 2026 - ASIO

Japan Clears First 18 Government Officials Under New Economic Security Clearance System Aligned With Western Standards

BLUF: Japan's clearance system remains structurally incomplete without private-sector coverage, constraining allied technology sharing at precisely the moment joint quantum and satellite programs demand it.

Japan's Cabinet Office assessed 217 individuals from 11 government agencies between May and December 2025, certifying 18 at two agencies to handle designated critical economic security information; five declined or withdrew consent, according to a draft government report released Thursday 1. The government designated 20 information items across nine agencies as critical; the Foreign Ministry held the most with five, including quantum technology data provided by foreign governments, while the Cabinet Office and National Police Agency (Japan) (NPA) each held three, covering satellite cryptography and intelligence cooperation records 1. News on Japan, citing TBS, reported the screening examines family composition, alcohol consumption habits, mental health history, and unpaid rent records, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi stating personal data is reviewed only with individual consent 2.

Analyst Note: The 2024 economic security law remains operationally incomplete: no clearances have reached the private sector, placing Japan structurally behind allied frameworks that require industry-side access controls to protect jointly developed technology. The Foreign Ministry's five designations already include quantum data transferred by allied governments, making current Japanese clearance capacity a direct prerequisite for that technical sharing to continue. Whether Tokyo extends coverage to industry within the next 12 months determines genuine interoperability or sustained misalignment. The low certification rate may instead reflect deliberate throttling to signal rigor to allies rather than a throughput failure, with the constraint political rather than architectural, though Japan Times as sole primary limits independent corroboration of the underlying figures.

Sources:

1: Japan clears 18 officials to handle economic security info - Japan Times

2: Japan Begins Security Clearance System to Boost International Cooperation, But Privacy Fears Remain - News on Japan

South Korean President Unveils Korean InQ-Tel Modeled After CIA Venture Arm With 50 Billion Won Fund for Security Startups

BLUF: Seoul's In-Q-Tel analog will likely reach initial capitalization within 12 months, but the 10-trillion-won scale-up hinges on private capital and legislation that remain uncommitted.

President Lee Jae-myung announced plans on June 26, at a Blue House strategy meeting, to establish a government-backed investment organization modeled on the CIA's In-Q-Tel 12. Structured as a Korea Venture Investment subsidiary, the initial 50 billion won fund draws from the Ministry of National Defense and DAPA, with a broader financing framework targeting up to 10 trillion won over five years through government and private vehicles 13. The government set a 2030 target of cultivating five security-technology firms valued above 1 trillion won and 50 firms with annual revenue exceeding 100 billion won across sectors spanning drones, defense AI, sensors, aerospace, and cybersecurity 34. Lee also announced an Other Transaction Authority (OTA)-modeled R&D contracting mechanism providing up to 10 billion won per company and a defense procurement track targeting initial weapons deployment within one year 1.

Analyst Note: The fund is likely to launch and reach the committed 50 billion won capitalization within 12 months of the June 26 announcement. That assessment carries high confidence, grounded in Korea Venture Investment's designation as host, which eliminates standing-up friction, and on-record co-investment commitments from the Defense Ministry and DAPA. The OTA-modeled contracting mechanism and one-year initial deployment target signal intent to route around Korea's procurement bureaucracy, not supplement it. The 10-trillion-won headline conflates committed government capital with speculative private co-investment. The broader financing figure may be primarily a vehicle to attract private sector participation rather than a concrete fiscal commitment beyond the initial tranche. US defense-tech partners and In-Q-Tel face a near-term decision on co-investor engagement or positioning against Seoul's emerging national champions in shared export markets.

Sources:

1: Lee Unveils 'Korean InQ-Tel' to Boost Security Startups - Seoul Economic Daily

2: President Lee Says 'Technology Decides Victory or Defeat,' Vows to Foster Innovative Firms to Compete With Palantir - SBS News Korea

3: South Korea plans $6.5B fund for security tech firms - UPI

4: Lee sets 2030 goal to build Korean security-tech giants to match Palantir - The Korea Herald

ASPI Proposes Counter-Disinformation as Anchor for Australia-Japan Intelligence Cooperation with Bilateral Mission Leads

BLUF: Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)'s proposal exploits a narrow convergence window where both allies are independently restructuring intelligence, but Beijing's preemptive contestation of Japan's reforms signals that window is already closing.

An ASPI Explainer published June 25 argues that countering disinformation should become a standing bilateral mission, anchored by Australia's Office of National Intelligence and Japan's new National Intelligence Council 12. The proposed partnership would deliver shared threat assessments, narrative tracking, agreed attribution thresholds, and joint election and crisis-resilience protocols 1. The Explainer also proposes a standing 1.5-track forum joining government, industry, media, academia, and civil society to protect public trust and political space 1. The report cites Beijing's reaction to Japan's May 2026 intelligence reforms as evidence that even legitimate democratic measures will be contested in the information domain 13.

Analyst Note: The proposal arrives when both capitals are independently expanding intelligence architecture but no dedicated bilateral channel exploits Australia's transparency infrastructure alongside Japan's regional collection depth, a gap documented by ASPI alone with no independent corroboration. Beijing's contest of Japan's May 2026 reforms signals that any attribution mechanism faces adversarial pressure from inception. The May 4 cyber partnership created the institutional framework. This adds a counter-disinformation anchor and a 1.5-track forum extending to industry, media, and civil society where state channels have no direct reach. Five Eyes and Quad mechanisms may already cover the bilateral gap ASPI identifies, making this primarily advocacy for a non-existent operational void.

Sources:

1: From common threats to narrative defence: An intelligence-led mission approach for Australia–Japan cooperation - Australian Strategic Policy Institute

2: From common threats to narrative defence: An intelligence-led mission approach for Australia-Japan cooperation - The National Tribune

3: Countering disinformation could anchor Australia–Japan intelligence cooperation - ASPI The Strategist

Prior Reporting - [Japan and Australia Agree to Deepen Cooperation on Energy, Defense, and Critical Minerals](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/04/japan-australia-cooperation-takaichi-albanese-energy-agreements/) (2026-05-04) - [Cyber partnership with Japan](https://www.pm.gov.au/media/cyber-partnership-japan) (2026-05-04) - [Japan-Australia Leaders' Meeting and Signing Ceremony (Summary)](https://japan.kantei.go.jp/105/diplomatic/202605/04australia.html) (2026-05-04) - [Australia, Japan commit to partnership to meet cyber security challenges & strengthen cyber defences](https://www.cyberdaily.au/security/13549-australia-japan-commit-to-partnership-to-meet-cyber-security-challenges-strengthen-cyber-defences-2) (2026-05-04)

India Appoints IPS Officer Mahesh Dixit as New Intelligence Bureau Chief

BLUF: Dixit's appointment reflects continuity over recalibration, installing an officer shaped by Kashmir and Naxal operations with no signal of shifting IB priorities under Modi's government.

India's Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Mahesh Dixit as Intelligence Bureau Director on June 25, effective June 30, on a two-year term 12. Dixit, a 1993-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Andhra Pradesh cadre, was serving as Special Director in the IB and brings approximately three decades of experience across counter-terrorism, Pakistan-backed infiltration networks, and anti-Naxal operations 123. He headed the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau in Srinagar following the 2019 abrogation of Article 370; Deccan Herald reported he led dismantlement of a "white-collar" terror network in 2025 developed from an initial Srinagar police lead 2. Outgoing Director Tapan Kumar Deka, appointed in June 2022, had received two government-granted extensions before this transition 23.

Analyst Note: Selection from the Special Director tier signals managed succession rather than a crisis-driven transition. Deka's two government-granted extensions indicate deliberate delay pending operational conditions the government deemed satisfactory before handoff. The 2025 dismantlement of a white-collar terror network from a Srinagar police lead confirms operational engagement, not administrative tenure, during his Special Director posting. Corroboration is broad but structurally shallow, secondary outlets converging on the official announcement without independent sourcing. The Andhra Pradesh cadre background and documented anti-Naxal portfolio argue for breadth of internal security exposure as the primary selection criterion, with the Srinagar posting one credential among several. No IB portfolio reprioritization is indicated.

Sources:

1: Senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit appointed new Intelligence Bureau chief - India TV News

2: Who is Mahesh Dixit? Newly appointed Intelligence Bureau chief set to succeed Tapan Kumar Deka - Deccan Herald

3: Who is Mahesh Dixit? Meet the doctor-turned-IPS officer appointed as the new Intelligence Bureau chief - The Week

Meet Mahesh Dixit, the next IB chief set to succeed Tapan Kumar Deka - Business Standard

Adversary Intelligence

Iran Publicly Confirms Israel Killed MOIS Handala Cyber Operations Commander in War Opening Strike

BLUF: Tehran's voluntary abandonment of Handala's deniability architecture, combined with demonstrated post-decapitation continuity, makes a publicly attributed destructive cyber operation against Israeli or Western targets likely by year-end 2026.

An IRGC-affiliated Telegram channel publicly confirmed on Wednesday, for the first time, that Yahya Hosseini Panjaki led Handala and was killed in an Israeli strike on MOIS's headquarters on February 28, the first day of Operation Roaring Lion 1234. Panjaki, alias Yahya Hamidi, served as MOIS deputy for internal security and head of its Israel desk; Handala's operations included breaching the phones of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, and Cabinet Secretary Tzachi Braverman 1. The U.S. Department of Justice described Handala as a fictitious MOIS identity for influence operations, and Check Point Research linked the underlying unit to MOIS's Counterterrorism Division under Panjaki's direct supervision 1. JFeed reported Handala conducted a destructive wiper attack on Stryker Corporation through Microsoft Intune during the war and continued to operate after Panjaki's killing 1.

Analyst Note: Tehran's confirmation ties the Stryker wiper attack and Israeli leadership compromises to a named MOIS apparatus, stripping three years of deniability, though the disclosure rests on a single primary source with Israeli outlets amplifying the same IRGC-affiliated Telegram channel. Handala is likely to conduct a publicly attributed destructive or disruptive operation against Israeli or Western targets by year-end 2026. Low confidence reflects the fragmentary picture of post-Panjaki command arrangements. The group demonstrated post-decapitation continuity, but internal reorganization typically degrades tempo and targeting discipline near-term, and IRGC oversight of MOIS appointments raises the risk that successors trade deniability for escalatory impact. The public attribution may instead be deliberate perception-management to inflate Handala's deterrent profile and signal that Iran's cyber capacity survived decapitation. Whether DOJ accelerates indictments and Treasury expands MOIS sanctions turns on whether the next attributed attack arrives before a US-Iran normalization window closes.

Sources:

1: Israel Took Out Irans Top Cyber Operative on Day One. Iran Just Confirmed It. - JFeed

2: Commander of Handala hacker group eliminated - Israel National News (Arutz Sheva)

3: Iran: Israel Killed "Handala" Head Hacker - Channel 14 (C14)

4: Iran's Hacker-in-Chief Eliminated - It's Noon In Israel (Amit Segal)

Swedish Court Upholds Dismissal of Migration Official Over Contacts With Iranian Intelligence Officer

BLUF: Iran's targeting of a migration case officer to harvest asylum records exposes a counterintelligence gap across European agencies holding dissident identity data that reactive vetting cannot close.

Solna District Court on Friday upheld the February 2025 dismissal of a Swedish Migration Agency case officer who had maintained contacts with an Iranian intelligence officer stationed at Iran's Stockholm embassy under diplomatic cover, a refugee-espionage agent, and leadership of the Bandidos motorcycle club 12. TV4, citing court documents, reported the officer disseminated classified data including details on agency employees and individuals of Iranian origin, Kurds, and Afghan asylum seekers, and photographed the interiors of Iranian passports for sharing with Iran-linked contacts 1. Digital records showed approximately 1,200 contacts between the officer and the Iranian agent between May 2020 and October 2021, supplemented by regular in-person meetings at locations including Mall of Scandinavia in Solna 1. The court found those contacts posed 'a concrete risk' that sensitive agency data could reach foreign parties, accepted Säpo's testimony as credible and detailed, and rejected the officer's bid for reinstatement and damages, ordering him to pay 168,000 kronor ($17,600) in legal costs 12.

Analyst Note: The ruling establishes that Säpo testimony alone, without criminal prosecution, sustains a dismissal for insider-threat contacts, lowering the evidentiary bar across Swedish government agencies. Iran's selection of a migration case officer was deliberate: asylum files hold named records of dissidents and their Swedish-resident family members that Tehran cannot otherwise compile. The 2016-to-2025 detection window indicates reactive collection, not proactive vetting. Layering criminal intermediaries alongside formal intelligence approach is tradecraft that evades standard counterintelligence screening. Organized crime may instead have driven the relationship rather than directed Iranian tasking, making Tehran's access opportunistic rather than recruited. TV4 is the sole primary source.

Sources:

1: Swedish court upholds dismissal of migration official over Iran security concerns - Shabtab News

2: Swedish court upholds dismissal of migration official over Iran security concerns - Iran International

Anställd på Migrationsverket träffade iransk agent och spion - TV4 (Sweden)

IC Technology & Surveillance

US Government Restores Anthropic Mythos 5 Access for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Defense Organizations

BLUF: Commerce's decision to clear Mythos 5 while withholding Fable 5 codifies capability-tiered export control for frontier AI, though whether Fable access expands beyond critical infrastructure within 30 days remains genuinely uncertain.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick notified Anthropic on Friday that Claude Mythos 5, its specialized cybersecurity model, can be redeployed to a defined set of US organizations that operate and defend critical infrastructure 1. The clearance ends a 15-day suspension that began June 12, when Anthropic disabled access to comply with a government order halting use by foreign nationals, including Anthropic employees 1. Anthropic confirmed on X that it is restoring access quickly for approved organizations and continuing to work with the government toward broader Mythos 5 availability 2. Lutnick's letter did not authorize Fable 5, and CNN reported that negotiations over Fable were expected to continue into the weekend 1.

Analyst Note: The Commerce Department's Mythos 5 clearance while holding Fable 5 sets capability-differentiated export control as the operative framework for frontier AI: purpose-built defensive tools face lower authorization thresholds than general-capability models. Moderate confidence attaches, anchored by convergent primary sourcing and direct documentary evidence. Whether Fable 5 access extends beyond the critical infrastructure carve-out within the next 30 days is genuinely uncertain. No public threshold exists for what Anthropic must satisfy, and weekend negotiations produced no visible authorization framework. Clearance in 15 days against a prior-cycle 45-day estimate, covering a narrower population, indicates a functional negotiation channel that marginally improves Fable prospects. The sustained Fable hold may instead reflect litigation leverage over Anthropic's supply-chain risk designation rather than an unresolved capability assessment. Organizations outside the carve-out should plan against the tiered model persisting at least a month.

Sources:

1: US government allows Anthropic limited release of AI model that sparked cybersecurity concerns - CNN Business

2: Anthropic on X: Since June 12, we've been working closely with the US government to restore access to Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5... - Anthropic (X/Twitter)

Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 - Anthropic

Anthropic Restores Claude Mythos 5 Access for U.S. Cyber Defense Organizations - Cyber Security News

Anthropic Confirms Claude Mythos 5 Redeployment for US Critical Infrastructure Organizations - Cyber Security News

Prior Reporting - [US Gov asks Anthropic to ban foreign national access to Fable, Mythos](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-gov-asks-anthropic-to-ban-foreign-national-access-to-fable-mythos/) (2026-06-13) - [Scoop: Trump admin blocks foreign access to Anthropic's most powerful AI](https://www.axios.com/2026/06/12/anthropic-trump-mythos-fable-national-security) (2026-06-12) - [Anthropic Says US Orders Halt to Foreign Access for Fable 5, Mythos 5 AI Models](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-13/anthropic-says-us-limits-foreign-access-to-fable-5-mythos-5) (2026-06-13)

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