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Jenna McLaughlin is a national security and investigations reporter for Yahoo News, where she focuses on the intelligence community, foreign policy, and other issues. McLaughlin previously covered intelligence and national security for CNN, Foreign Policy Magazine, The Intercept, and Mother Jones Magazine, following her graduation from Johns Hopkins University in 2014.
Yahoo NewsExclusive: Jan. 6 select committee will include former CIA inspector general found to have retaliated against whistleblower
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General substantiated complaints of whistleblower retaliation levied against David Buckley, the newly appointed staff director of the House Select Committee to investigate the Capitol riot.
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Biden White House lays out plan to tackle ransomware attacks
Amid an explosion of attention-grabbing ransomware attacks in recent months, the Biden administration Wednesday evening told lawmakers about its plans to confront attackers and assist victims.
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Researchers warn about possible cyberthreats to Tokyo Olympics
Amid a rise in cyberattacks and ransomware incidents, security experts are looking out for digital threats to the Tokyo Olympics.
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Biden White House under pressure to ramp up response to escalating ransomware attacks
Amid a spate of high-profile, costly ransomware attacks, the White House is under pressure to respond, leading to a high-level interagency meeting on Wednesday morning.
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Report details China and Iran's 'pragmatic' anti-U.S. partnership
Leaders in Tehran and Beijing have grown closer over recent years, developing economic, intelligence sharing and diplomatic ties in a partnership broadly “opposed to the U.S.-led international order,” according to a new report.
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Justice Department takes over Iranian media sites in broad crackdown on disinformation
The U.S. government has seized control of dozens of Iranian media websites.
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Biden on summit with Putin: 'I did what I came to do'
President Biden’s much-anticipated bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin — a man he has previously called a "killer" — yielded few concrete announcements yet signaled a positive shift in diplomatic relations between the two leaders.
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Colonial Pipeline CEO explains his decision to pay $4.4M ransom to hackers
The CEO of Colonial Pipeline, during his first appearance before lawmakers, took full responsibility for the decision to pay a multimillion-dollar ransom to criminal hackers who penetrated the company’s networks in May.
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Justice Department recovers majority of Colonial Pipeline ransom: 'We turned the tables on DarkSide'
The DOJ says it recovered $2.3 million in cryptocurrency paid to the criminal hackers behind the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.
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Biden invites Ukrainian President Zelensky to Washington
President Biden on Monday invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit the White House sometime this summer, according to national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
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Facing a public backlash, an Israeli spyware firm is now scoring its government customers
NSO is reportedly considering going public with an estimated value of up to $2 billion. But serious questions remain about the firm's clientele, and how they use the information provided.
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Biden taps career diplomat as special envoy for North Korea
President Biden on Friday tapped career U.S. diplomat Sung Kim as his special envoy to North Korea, marking what could be a critical step toward reengaging with Pyongyang.
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'The long-term implications for our country are profound': Government looks to disrupt ransomware business
Amid an ongoing disruption to the delivery of fuel to the East Coast due to a cyberattack on a pipeline, a cybersecurity official said the U.S. government is looking at how to prevent companies and individuals from paying the hackers.
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White House says American Jobs Plan will address cybersecurity amid pipeline disruption
As a U.S. pipeline company works to bring its services back online following a ransomware attack, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Biden’s multitrillion-dollar infrastructure and jobs plan would highlight cybersecurity for critical infrastructure.
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DarkSide ransomware is part of a growing underground industry, experts say
The FBI said a ransomware attack that disabled a major U.S. pipeline last week originated from a product developed by the criminal group DarkSide.
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White House denies there's supply shortage in wake of ransomware attack on major U.S. pipeline
Despite disruptions created by a ransomware attack on a major U.S. pipeline over the weekend, the White House is not immediately concerned about fuel shortages.
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Intelligence community: Taliban takeover puts Afghan women at risk
The Taliban would likely “roll back much of the past two decades’ progress” on women’s rights if the group again seized power in Afghanistan after U.S. troops left in September, according to a recently declassified report.
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How a brutal assault led a woman to one of the CIA's most valuable Russian spies
Lisa Sales believes the CIA helped her former tenant move to the United States, and is protecting him because he’s the son of one of the agency’s most valuable assets of the past two decades.
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Afghan ambassador in Washington celebrates return of stolen antiquities
Ambassador Roya Rahmani recently received back what she described as “other pieces” of “a bridge between the past and present,” in the form of 33 Afghan artifacts dating back to the 2nd century.
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Biden White House unveils new sanctions in response to Russian aggression
The announcement follows a review of Russia’s activities, ranging from its interference in the 2020 U.S. presidential election to placing bounties on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.