Tag: Intelligence agencies

Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws

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For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early July for a massive...

Review: New insight into the complex character of Hoover

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“The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover,” by Paul Letersky with Gordon Dillow (Scribner) ...

Guantanamo prosecutor retires as 9/11 trial remains elusive

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WASHINGTON — The Army general who spent the past decade leading an oft-stalled effort to prosecute five men held at the Guantanamo Bay detention...

20 years after 9/11, lawsuit against Saudis hits key moment

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WASHINGTON — As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches, victims' relatives are pressing the courts to answer what they see...

Afghan pullout has US spies reorienting in terrorism fight

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WASHINGTON — The two-decade war in Afghanistan has given U.S. spies a perch for keeping tabs on terrorist groups that might once again use...

NSA discloses hacking methods it says are used by Russia

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WASHINGTON — U.S. and British agencies disclosed on Thursday details of methods they say have been used by Russian intelligence to break into the...

Former South Carolina lawmaker suspended from Pentagon job

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MARION, S.C. — A former South Carolina state lawmaker and failed congressional candidate has been placed on leave from her Pentagon job during a...

Former CIA operative Enrique ‘Ric’ Prado writing memoir

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NEW YORK — A former CIA operative known for his exploits everywhere from Miami to Nicaragua to Afghanistan has a book deal. Enrique “Ric”...

FBI agent expected to survive gunshot wound in Mississippi

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JACKSON, Miss. — An FBI special agent has been shot and wounded in Jackson, Mississippi, and is expected to survive the injury, authorities said. ...

Polish intelligence agencies link cyberattack to Russia

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WARSAW, Poland — Poland's government said Tuesday it has evidence linking a recent cyber attack on thousands of email and social media accounts of...