Dina Temple-Raston
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National
What We Know About The Russian Phishing Hack
Experts blame Russian hackers for the latest attack — this one targeting humanitarian agencies. What can the Biden administration do to protect U.S. agencies from these supply chain hacks?
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Russian Hackers Launched a New Supply Chain Hack, This Time They Phished
The Russian group that attacked SolarWinds focused on another government supplier in its latest hack: an email marketing company used by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Microsoft said.
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A 'Worst Nightmare' Cyberattack: The Untold Story Of The SolarWinds Hack
Russian hackers exploited gaps in U.S. defenses and spent months in government and corporate networks in one of the most effective cyber espionage campaigns of all time. This is how they did it.
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What We Know About The Suspect Who Planted Bombs Before The Capitol Riot
More than 400 people are charged in the Jan. 6 riot, but one suspect remains elusive to law enforcement: the person who left bombs near the Democratic and Republican national committee headquarters.
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Lawyers For 18-Year-Old Capitol Rioter Want Him Released To His Parents
Attorneys for Bruno Cua, 18, say that before the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, he was an impressionable kid who loved fishing and building treehouses. But prosecutors see a young man intent on violence.
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Justice Department Charges Suspected Oath Keepers In Plot To Attack The Capitol
The Justice Department charged six more members of a far-right militia group for allegedly plotting ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. At least three others were already charged from the group.
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Why Russia May Have Stepped Up Its Hacking Game
When Gen. Paul Nakasone, the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA, broadcast his "defend forward" strategy to protect America from hackers, did he help goad Russia into aggressive action?
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Why Didn't The FBI And DHS Produce A Threat Report Ahead of The Capitol Insurrection?
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security wrote detailed threat assessments before Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer, but offered only general warnings before the events on Jan. 6.
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How The U.S. Fended Off Serious Foreign Election Day Cyberattacks
Officials feared the worst on Election Day: foreign-inspired disinformation and hacking. It didn't happen. Here's how government and private cyber sleuths helped keep the system safe.
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CDC Report: Officials Knew Coronavirus Test Was Flawed But Released It Anyway
An unreleased CDC review obtained by NPR shows that lab officials knew an early coronavirus test kit had a high failure rate. They decided not to recall it and sent it to the nation's labs anyway.