National Security

Media Leaders Met With Merrick Garland To Discuss Secret Leak Investigations

4:27pm June 14, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Attorney General Merrick Garland met with The New York Times, CNN, The Washington Post — all news organizations that the Justice Department secretly investigated in search of leaks.

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1 Dead, 3 Injured After SUV Driver Plowed Into Protesters In Minneapolis

4:27pm June 14, 2021

by Matt Sepic

Minneapolis police are investigating after a driver plowed into protesters near the site where a Black man was killed by sheriff's deputies in early June. One person was killed and three were injured.

In this 2011 photo, Joe Biden, then vice president, shakes hands with Vladimir Putin, then Russia's prime minister, in Moscow. President Biden will hold a summit with Putin this week in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes ami

5 Things To Watch At The Biden-Putin Summit

12:05pm June 14, 2021

The June 16 Geneva summit between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is a chance for the two leaders to map out how they will manage a difficult relationship. Here's what to know.

Cybersecurity Will Be A Key Topic Of Discussion Between Biden And Putin

8:35am June 14, 2021

by Greg Myre

Recent cybersecurity attacks in the U.S. were traced to Russian groups, who likely are known to the Kremlin.

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California Congressman 'Very Troubled' By Trump DOJ's Secret Seizure Of His Data

4:29pm June 11, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., about the Trump Department of Justice's seizure of his data in a leak investigation.

Inner Workings Of DarkSide Cybergang Reveal It's Run Like Any Other Business

2:03pm June 10, 2021

by Terry Gross

New York Times investigative reporter Michael Schwirtz gained access to the dashboard of DarkSide, a Russian ransomware operation that's pulled in more than $90 million since it began last August.

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As ransomware cases surge, the cyber criminals almost almost always demand, and receive, payment in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The world's largest meat supplier, JBS, announced Wednesday that it paid $11 million in Bitcoin to hackers in a recent ranso

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How Bitcoin Has Fueled Ransomware Attacks

10:50am June 10, 2021

by Greg Myre

If you're planning a multi-million dollar ransomware attack, there's really only one way to collect - with cryptocurrency. It's fast. It's easy. Best of all, it's largely anonymous and hard to trace.

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President Biden addresses U.S. service members Wednesday at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in Suffolk, England, on the first stop of his first overseas trip as president.

Democracies 'Are Standing Together,' Biden Says As He Kicks Off His 1st Trip Abroad

6:39pm June 09, 2021

by Brian Naylor

Biden arrived in the U.K. on Wednesday, beginning an eight-day trip that also includes a meeting with Vladimir Putin. Biden says he'll meet with Putin to "let him know what I want him to know."

How Feds Nabbed Hundreds Of Transnational Criminals With 1 Trap

5:30pm June 08, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

Federal law enforcement agents with partners in several countries have been secretly monitoring global crime networks using an app. A trap was sprung leading to the arrest of hundreds of criminals.

New Jan. 6 Report Describes Intel Failures And The Warnings Police Got In December

5:05pm June 08, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

A joint Senate committee probe released its report on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. It detailed intelligence failures and new information about the warnings the Capitol Police got in December.