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Router Giant Rolled Out The Welcome Mat For Chinese, Russian Hackers, States Claim — 2dWi-Fi routers sitting in Americans home may be ones foreign hackers already know how to get into, a new lawsuit alleges.

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Dana Whitfield I already replaced my old router last year after similar warnings and I won't buy anything made in China again.

South Korean President Says AI Aided Hacks on Major Banks — 3dArtificial intelligence may have helped hackers break into some of the biggest banks in one of America's closest allied countries.

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Rachel Meyers South Korea should push for tighter international rules on AI in hacking since these banks serve millions and affect the whole economy.

Iowa sues ADI over undisclosed risks from Chinese camerasTech — 2dIowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sued ADI Global Distribution, alleging it concealed that cameras it sold were made by Chinese firms Hikvision and Dahua, which U.S. authorities have identified as national security risks. The lawsuit claims misleading labeling and undisclosed security vulnerabilities could expose consumers’ images and location data to hackers or foreign actors; ADI’s response was not included in the reports.

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Suspected Iranian Hacker Extradited in $3.4B Case — Oct 1, 2026Iranian-Turkish dual national Amir Barati was extradited from Montenegro to the United States to face charges tied to an alleged Iran-linked hacking campaign that began in 2013. Prosecutors say the operation breached thousands of university email accounts and stole academic data and intellectual property valued at about $3.4 billion; the extradition is a rare instance of an accused Iran-linked hacker being brought to a U.S. court.

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Tom Gallagher Extraditing him from Montenegro proves the US can still reach Iran-linked hackers when the evidence is this strong.

Foreign Hackers Breach Two Colorado Water Utilities, Officials Say — Sep 18, 2026Two small Colorado water utilities were breached by foreign actors last month, with hackers changing pumping schedules, altering equipment settings and disabling alarms before oper… — by Andrew Powell

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Rachel Meyers It's alarming that foreign hackers got into water systems and messed with pumps and alarms. We need much tighter security on these utilities before something worse happens.

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Foreign Hackers Breach Two Colorado Water Utilities — Sep 18, 2026Two privately owned Colorado water utilities, each serving fewer than 200 people, were breached in late August 2026; officials say water quality was not impacted.

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Maya Lindstrom It's concerning that foreign hackers can target even tiny water systems like these, we need stronger protections for all utilities.

Chinese and Iranian Hackers Targeted Biden and Trump Campaigns, Google SaysReporting — Jun 4, 2020State-backed hackers from China have targeted staffers working on the U.S. presidential campaign of Democrat Joe Biden, a senior Google security official said on Thursday. The same official said Iranian hackers had…

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Chinese Hackers Infiltrate US Treasury, Yellen’s Computers In Another Biden-Era Cyber Breach — Jan 17, 2025State-sponsored Chinese hackers breached U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s computer, accessing thousands of unclassified documents in December, anonymous sources told Bloomberg on Thursday. The hackers also…

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Suspected Russian Hackers Spied on US Treasury Emails – SourcesReporting — Dec 13, 2020Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury Department and an agency that decides internet and telecommunications policy, according to people familiar with…

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Suspected Russian Hackers Spied on US Treasury Emails – SourcesReporting — Dec 14, 2020Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments, according to people familiar with the matter, adding they feared the hacks uncovered…

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US Struggles To Remove Chinese Hackers From Major Telecom Networks — Dec 4, 2024Chinese government-backed hackers have infiltrated major U.S. telecom networks, and officials are now struggling to remove their access, U.S. authorities announced Tuesday. Jeff Greene, a senior official at the U.S…

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Madonna vs Lady GagaYourlist — VS BattleThe Queen of Pop versus the artist who studied at her throne.

China-Backed Hackers Breach Key American Nuclear Agency — Jul 23, 2025Chinese state-sponsored hackers have exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft software to breach sensitive systems around the world, including those of the U.S. government agency that oversees nuclear weapons, Bloomberg…

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Microsoft: Foreign Hackers Are Targeting Biden and Trump CampsReporting — Sep 11, 2020Hackers linked to Russia, China, and Iran are trying to spy on people tied to both U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> said on Thursday. The report came as Reuters…

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FBI Issues Warning About Hackers Targeting Mobile Banking Apps Amid PandemicReporting — Jun 11, 2020The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is warning Americans about the rise in hacker attacks on mobile banking apps amid an increase in usage during the pandemic. The FBI released a public service announcement on…

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Chinese Hackers Reportedly Breached Cell Phones Of Trump, Vance — Oct 25, 2024Chinese hackers targeted the cell phones of former President Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance, according to The New York Times. The Trump campaign was notified at some time earlier this week that Trump and…

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What were you actually built to do?Quizie — QuizNot the job you have — the one your wiring has been begging for. Twelve questions and the AI writes the job description.

FBI Warns Hackers Using AI Generated Voices to Impersonate US Officials — May 16, 2025The FBI issued a warning Thursday about hackers using artificial intelligence to generate voices impersonating U.S. government officials in order to hack into the online accounts of former and current U.S. officials…

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Alert: Hackers Breach FBI’s System, Take Control of Fed Account to Send Thousands of Fake EmailsReporting — Nov 15, 2021America’s top law enforcement agency has been hacked. Hackers managed to get into the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s external email system on Saturday, sending out thousands of spam emails warning about a…

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Exclusive: Russian State Hackers Suspected in Targeting Biden Campaign Firm – SourcesReporting — Sep 10, 2020Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, according to three…

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Russian Hackers Targeted Ukrainian Company at Center of Impeachment Storm: Cybersecurity FirmReporting — Jan 14, 2020Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic U.S. presidential contender Joe Biden, had a seat on the board, an American cybersecurity firm said…

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Signal Clone Used By Trump Officials Reportedly Breached — Hacker Says It Took 20 Minutes — May 5, 2025A hacker breached TeleMessage, a government-approved messaging app used by Trump administration officials, exposing archived communications from the platform’s modified version of Signal, 404 Media reported. TeleMessage…

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Exclusive: Hackers Test Defenses of Trump Campaign Websites Ahead of US Election, Security Staff WarnReporting — Sep 1, 2020Hackers have stepped up efforts to knock Trump campaign and business websites offline ahead of the U.S. election, in what a security firm working for the campaign said could be preparation for a larger digital assault…

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Exclusive: Chinese-Backed Hackers Targeted COVID-19 Vaccine Firm ModernaReporting — Jul 30, 2020Chinese government-linked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc, a leading U.S.-based coronavirus vaccine research developer, earlier this year in a bid to steal valuable data, according to a U.S. security…

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AI’s Safety Dilemma — Jul 2, 2026Anthropic and the White House got into it again over the release of Claude Fable 5, a powerful, dangerous truth-teller that could be used by hackers to even break into the National Security Administration.

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Some of the Best Hackers Find Vulnerabilities in Voting MachinesReporting — Aug 14, 2024Imagine identifying ways voting machines may be hacked. Then imagine discovering those vulnerabilities can’t be fixed before the Nov. 5 presidential election, according to a report. That is the scenario that played out…

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