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North Korean state-backed hackers steal over $400 million in cryptocurrency, FBI says

As part of a social engineering scheme, which the FBI refers to as “FaceStealer,” targets are lured to video chats on imposter versions of video meeting software such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

Hacker code is seen in this illustration taken October 30, 2026.
US Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference to announce an international law enforcement operation targeting opioid and fentanyl traffickers on the dark web at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2026.

US Justice Department has not concluded Alice Huang was Chinese spy, Blanche says

Soldier gestures to his NATO badge as he is interviewed at a supply depot in Finland; illustrative

US Army officer stationed at NATO headquarters in UK arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia

The U.S. Department of Justice Building on August 17, 2026 in Washington, DC; illustrative

US indicts three Iran-backed operatives over nearly 20 attacks targeting Jews across Europe


Intelligence report warned of Iran's 'persistent threat' to US as White House downplayed the risk

Multiple US intelligence agencies cautioned that the Iranian government "poses a persistent threat" to US military and government personnel, Jewish and Israeli institutions, and Iranian dissidents.

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025

Iranian hackers' targeting of US critical infrastructure has escalated since start of war, US says

According to the advisory, the hacking operations targeted unnamed critical infrastructure organizations in the government services and facilities, water and wastewater systems, and energy sectors.

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Sword-wielding Massachusetts man arrested over threats to Trump, FBI says

Andrew Emerald was charged in an eight-count indictment over a string of threatening posts, including one in which he vowed to travel to Mar-a-Lago if Trump was not dead by 2026.

US President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.

Michigan synagogue attack was Hezbollah-inspired terrorism, FBI confirms

41-year-old Ayman Ghalazi filled his truck with fireworks before ramming it into the Detroit area's largest synagogue around midday on March 12.

School buses and emergency vehicles are parked near the site after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2026.

Iran-linked hackers claim breach of FBI director's personal email, DOJ official confirms break-in

A Justice Department official confirmed to Reuters that Patel's emails were compromised but did not go into detail.

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump's proposed budget request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 8, 2025.

Improvised explosive found at CENTCOM, USSOCOM HQ in Florida, FBI’s Patel says

The improvised explosive device was placed at the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, which is home to the United States Special Operations Command and the US Central Command.

A sign for MacDill Air Force Base is displayed on a concrete wall near the main gate along South Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, Florida, US March 18, 2026.

FBI seizes Iranian domains tied to hacking, cyberwarfare, and threats against US and allies

Handala sent death threats to Iranian dissidents and journalists in exile, offering a bounty of $250,000 for the beheading of two such victims.

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Robert Mueller, special counsel who probed but did not charge Trump, dies at 81

Mueller, who led the FBI after 9/11 and oversaw the Russia investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign, has died at 81.

Former special counsel Robert Mueller, accompanied by his top aide in the investigation Aaron Zebley, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, July 24, 2019.

Kash Patel sued by former agents fired after investigation into attempt to overthrow 2020 election

Kash, who said agents who worked on the election case were “corrupt actors” who “weaponized law enforcement,” terminated them without a hearing or investigation, the lawsuit claims.

 FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a roundtable on antifa, an anti-fascist movement U.S. President Donald Trump designated a domestic "terrorist organization"

FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend receives threatening email, Massachusetts man arrested

Alden Welch Ruml, 26, was arrested on Friday and charged by federal prosecutors in Boston with making threats in interstate commerce.

KASH PATEL is applauded by his partner Alexis Wilkins after being sworn in as FBI director by US Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, February 21, 2025.