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FBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees' sensitive data (opens the original)
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In a video posted on social media, the assistant director of the FBI's cyber division, Brett Leatherman, vowed Tuesday to hunt down the members of a cybercriminal group going by the name of ShinyHunters, the same group that last week claimed to steal reams of sensitive data from the FBI itself. "You know how to find us, and we know how to find you," Leatherman said in the video, encouraging the prolific group of loosely connected data extortionists to come forward and share information or face t
From human rights to mathematical research: how AI is being used for good (opens the original)
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Foreign governments are using AI to hunt for vulnerabilities in systems they want to break into. And on Friday, OpenAI disclosed that its AI agents went rogue, interacting with several U.S. government websites and accessing some publicly available information. Even some researchers who helped create AI tools say they're scared of what the technology might do. Still, it might not be all bad news. NPR cybersecurity correspondent Jenna McLaughlin has stories about people using AI for good. Hi, Jenn
Democrats demand Homeland Security officials fund election security ahead of midterms (opens the original)
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Updated September 4, 2026 at 4:36 AM MST Two Democrats tasked with overseeing federal elections are asking why the Trump administration hasn't distributed money to protect state and local elections as directed by Congress. Sen. Alex Padilla of California and Rep. Joseph Morelle of New York authored a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and the acting head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Nick Anderson, to demand they restore over $39.6 million in
Are hacks of U.S. water facilities a new front in the Iran war? (opens the original)
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On a recent Monday morning in Braham, Minn., a local water operator made an unsettling discovery — the pump at the treatment plant wasn't working, threatening the flow of water to people's homes. While investigating the root cause, crews took the plant offline, and the city urged Braham's 1,700 or so residents to conserve water while they drew on a backup supply stored in a local tank. It only took a couple of hours for workers to restore the flow after taking manual control of the pump. The sel
Senate confirms Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence (opens the original)
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President Trump's pick for director of national intelligence has cleared the Senate. Jay Clayton was confirmed Tuesday in a 51-47 vote. Democrats fear he might cave in to pressure to politicize intelligence. NPR's Jenna McLaughlin reports. JENNA MCLAUGHLIN, BYLINE: Jay Clayton, an attorney, will serve as President Trump's next director of national intelligence. Clayton faced initial pushback given his lack of intelligence experience. But proponents, including Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Ark
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