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Capitol Police Chief

Outgoing U.S. Capitol Police Chief Says His Effort To Get Help Was Thwarted

Outgoing U.S. Capitol Police Chief Says His Effort To Get Help Was Thwarted Via Reuters: The outgoing chief of the U.S. Capitol Police said House of Representatives and Senate security officials had thwarted his efforts to call in the National Guard, contradicting assertions from other officials who said the force had not asked for help. The former chief of the federal force, Steven Sund, told the Washington Post his supervisors […]

today01/11/2021 4

Boston Marathon Bomber

Boston Marathon Bomber Sues Over Ballcap, Showers In Prison

Boston Marathon Bomber Sues Over Ballcap, Showers In Prison Via AP News: Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has sued the federal government for $250,000 over his treatment at the Colorado prison where he is serving a life sentence. Tsarnaev, 26, calls his treatment in the handwritten suit filed Monday “unlawful, unreasonable and discriminatory.” He cites the confiscation of a white baseball cap and bandana that he bought at the prison […]

today01/08/2021 4

Jacob Blake

No Charges Against Wisconsin Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake

No Charges Against Wisconsin Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake Via AP News: A Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tuesday to file charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha, concluding he couldn’t disprove the officer’s contention that he acted in self-defense because he feared the man would stab him. The decision, met with swift criticism from civil rights advocates and some public officials, threatened […]

today01/06/2021 18

Nashville Bomber

FBI: Nashville Bomber Sent Material To ‘Acquaintances’

FBI: Nashville Bomber Sent Material To ‘Acquaintances’ Via AP News: Before he blew himself up in a Christmas Day attack that devastated blocks of downtown Nashville, Anthony Warner sent materials about his views to people he knew, federal investigators said Saturday. In a statement to The Associated Press, FBI Special Agent Jason Pack said authorities are “aware the suspect sent materials which espoused his viewpoints to several acquaintances throughout the […]

today01/04/2021 8

U.S. Treasury

‘Dozens Of Email Accounts’ Were Hacked At U.S. Treasury -Senator Wyden

'Dozens Of Email Accounts' Were Hacked At U.S. Treasury -Senator Wyden Via Reuters: Dozens of email accounts at the U.S. Treasury Department were compromised by the powerful hackers responsible for a wide-ranging espionage campaign against U.S. government agencies, the office of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said on Monday. In a written statement, Wyden’s office said that Senate Finance Committee staff were briefed that the hack of the Treasury Department appears […]

today12/22/2020 9

Cybersecurity

U.S. Cybersecurity Officials Warn Of ‘Grave’ Threat From Recent, Worldwide Hack

U.S. Cybersecurity Officials Warn Of 'Grave' Threat From Recent, Worldwide Hack Via Just The News: U.S. authorities on Thursday expressed growing concern about an attack into computer systems worldwide that they suspect was carried out by Russia. The cybersecurity unit of the Department of Homeland Security said the hack “poses a grave risk to the Federal Government and state, local, tribal, and territorial governments as well as critical infrastructure entities and other private sector organizations,” according […]

today12/18/2020 6

Kenyan

Kenyan Planned 9/11-Style Attack In U.S. After Training As Pilot, Report

Kenyan Planned 9/11-Style Attack In U.S. After Training As Pilot, Report Via Just The News: Federal prosecutors have charged a Kenyan man with plotting a Sept. 11-style attack on a building in an U.S. city, according to news report Wednesday. The charges were included in newly unsealed federal indictment in Manhattan, on which The New York Times reported.  The man, Cholo Abdi Abdullah, was described in the indictment as an operative for the […]

today12/17/2020 18

Cyberspying

US Agencies Hacked In Monthslong Global Cyberspying Campaign

US Agencies Hacked In Monthslong Global Cyberspying Campaign Via AP News: U.S. government agencies were ordered to scour their networks for malware and disconnect potentially compromised servers after authorities learned that the Treasury and Commerce departments were hacked in a monthslong global cyberespionage campaign discovered when a prominent cybersecurity firm learned it had been breached. In a rare emergency directive issued late Sunday, the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity arm […]

today12/14/2020 8

Foreign Powers

Most Voters Think For Foreign Powers Are Trying To Influence Election

Most Voters Think For Foreign Powers Are Trying To Influence Election Via YouGov: Following reports from Microsoft that it had blocked cyberattacks from Russia, China and Iran on the presidential campaigns, the latest Economist/YouGov poll finds that most registered voters think all three countries are trying to influence the election.  Three quarters of registered voters say they believe Russia is trying to manipulate the outcome, as do two-thirds for China (67%), and six in ten for Iran (61%).  Supporters of President Trump are especially likely (75%) […]

today10/30/2020 4

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