Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It's another sign of foreign meddling

From Iranian hacking to Russian influence campaigns, the 2024 presidential campaign is encountering a spate of efforts by foreign adversaries to weaken faith in the outcome and potentially alter the results

The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It's another sign of foreign meddling
Asia|Crime|News|Technology|World

Justice Department disrupts vast Chinese hacking operation that infected consumer devices

FBI Director Chris Wray says the FBI has disrupted a group of hackers working at the direction of the Chinese government who targeted universities, government agencies and other organizations

Justice Department disrupts vast Chinese hacking operation that infected consumer devices
Crime|News|Technology

The US is preparing criminal charges in Iran hack targeting Trump, AP sources say

The Justice Department is preparing criminal charges in connection with an Iranian hack that targeted Donald Trump’s presidential campaign

The US is preparing criminal charges in Iran hack targeting Trump, AP sources say
News|Opinion|Political

Trump repeats false claims over 2020 election loss, deflects responsibility for Jan. 6

Donald Trump is persisting in saying he won the 2020 election and he's taking no responsibility for what unfolded at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Trump repeats false claims over 2020 election loss, deflects responsibility for Jan. 6
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Declassified memo from US codebreaker sheds light on Ethel Rosenberg's Cold War spy case

A top U_S_ government codebreaker who decrypted secret Soviet communications during the Cold War concluded that Ethel Rosenberg knew about her husband’s activities but “did not engage in the work herself."

Declassified memo from US codebreaker sheds light on Ethel Rosenberg's Cold War spy case
Crime|News

2 charged with soliciting attacks on minorities, officials and infrastructure on Telegram

Two people who prosecutors say were motivated by white supremacist ideology have been charged with using the messaging app Telegram to encourage acts of violence against minorities, government officials and critical infrastructure in the United States

2 charged with soliciting attacks on minorities, officials and infrastructure on Telegram
Crime|MidEast|News

US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel

The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other militants in connection with the Oct. 7 rampage in Israel

US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel
Election|News|Political

Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps

Lawyers for Donald Trump intend to urge a judge to dismiss the federal election subversion case against the former president after a Supreme Court opinion that narrowed the scope of the landmark prosecution

Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps
Crime|News

Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI official says

A senior FBI official says the gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a "target of opportunity."

Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI official says
Crime|News|Political

Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump

Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal appeals court to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump after it was dismissed by a judge last month

Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump
Americas|News|Political|Technology|World

US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns

U.S. intelligence officials say they're confident that Iran was responsible for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, casting the cyber intrusion as part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to interfere in American politics and to undermine faith in democratic institutions

US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hacks targeting Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns
Americas|Crime|News|Political|World

Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil

The Justice Department says a Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil

Pakistani man with ties to Iran is charged in plot to carry out political assassinations on US soil
Crime|Election|News|Political

Judge in Trump's federal election subversion case rejects defense effort to dismiss the prosecution

The federal judge presiding over the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump has rejected a defense effort to dismiss the indictment on grounds that he was prosecuted for political purposes

Judge in Trump's federal election subversion case rejects defense effort to dismiss the prosecution
Technology

Justice Dept. says it's committed to sharing info about foreign election threats with tech companies

The Justice Department is committed to sharing with social media companies information that it picks up about efforts by foreign governments to influence this year’s elections

Justice Dept. says it's committed to sharing info about foreign election threats with tech companies
Crime|Election|News

Trump election subversion case returned to trial judge following Supreme Court opinion

The criminal case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election has been returned to the trial in Washington after a Supreme Court opinion last month that narrowed the scope of the prosecution

Trump election subversion case returned to trial judge following Supreme Court opinion
Europe|News|Political|World

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

The U.S. and Russia completed on Thursday their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries who released individuals in their custody as part of the exchange

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history
Crime|News|Political

Acting Secret Service director says he's 'ashamed' after the Trump assassination attempt

The Secret Service’s acting director has told lawmakers he considered it indefensible that the roof used by the gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was unsecured

Acting Secret Service director says he's 'ashamed' after the Trump assassination attempt
Crime|News|Political

Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says

The FBI says former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed as part of its investigation into his attempted assassination in Pennsylvania

Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says
News|Political

Two former FBI officials settle lawsuits with Justice Department over leaked text messages

Two former FBI officials have settled lawsuits with the Justice Department to resolve claims that their privacy was violated when the department leaked to the news media text messages that they had sent one another that disparaged former President Donald Trump

Two former FBI officials settle lawsuits with Justice Department over leaked text messages
News|Political

Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says

The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have done a Google search one week before the shooting of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?”

Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says
Crime|News|Political

Gunman in Trump rally attack flew drone over rally site in advance of event, official says

The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have flown a drone around the Pennsylvania rally site ahead of time in an apparent attempt to scope out the site before the event

Gunman in Trump rally attack flew drone over rally site in advance of event, official says
News|Political

Army private who fled to North Korea is in talks to resolve military charges, lawyer says

A lawyer for an Army private who fled to North Korea and was later charged with desertion and possessing sexual images of a child says he's in negotiations with military prosecutors to resolve the case against his client

Army private who fled to North Korea is in talks to resolve military charges, lawyer says
News|Political

Former CIA official charged with being secret agent for South Korean intelligence

The U.S. Justice Department says a former CIA employee and senior official at the National Security Council has been charged with serving as a secret agent for South Korea’s intelligence service

Former CIA official charged with being secret agent for South Korean intelligence
Uncategorized

Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor's appointment

A federal judge in Florida has dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department

Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor's appointment
Uncategorized

US disrupts Russian government-backed disinformation campaign that relied on AI technology

A Russian internet propaganda campaign backed by the Kremlin that spread disinformation in the United States and relied on artificial intelligence has been disrupted

US disrupts Russian government-backed disinformation campaign that relied on AI technology

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