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Credit to Author: Noah Shachtman| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000

In the epic US-Russian prisoner swap last summer, Vladimir Putin brought home an assassin, spies, and another prized ally: the man behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time.

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January 23, 2025 admin

Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Chinese hacks, rampant ransomware, and Donald Trump’s budget cuts all threaten US security. In an exit interview with WIRED, former CISA head Jen Easterly argues for her agency’s survival.

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January 9, 2025 admin

The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real

Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra, Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000

The inside story of the teenager whose “swatting” calls sent armed police racing into hundreds of schools nationwide—and the private detective who tracked him down.