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‘Classified secrets tonite king??’: An Air Force intelligence officer got catfished on a dating site—and spilled war plans to ‘Ukrainian woman’

The honeypot seemed pretty obvious, but apparently the oldtimer couldn't tell.

On Mar 5, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger

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How a vague warning about a ‘national security threat’ turned into a panic over Russian nukes in space

It escalated fast.

On Feb 14, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger

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Group dedicated to exposing Chinese government secrets begins countdown for reveal this week

The group has initiated a five-day countdown for its next release.

On May 3, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

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No, the coronavirus wasn’t invented by China, U.S. intelligence says

It's been one of the most prominent pandemic theories.

On Apr 30, 2020 by Colleen Hagerty

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Trump told Russians that Israel infiltrated online ISIS bomb-making group

Israeli officials were furious.

On Jun 12, 2017 by David Gilmour

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Spy agencies don’t trust White House to handle intelligence, insider officials claim

The implications for national security are grave.

On Feb 16, 2017 by David Gilmour

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Former NSA analyst goes nuclear on Trump over comments about intelligence community

If his tweets are to be believed, things are about to get worse.

On Feb 15, 2017 by David Covucci

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Attorney general pick Sessions walks the Trump line on Russian election hacks

Sessions, who endorsed Trump's candidacy, chose his words carefully, often speaking in hypotheticals.

On Jan 10, 2017 by Dell Cameron

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U.S. intelligence: Putin ‘ordered’ campaigns to hurt Clinton, help Trump

NSA, CIA, and FBI conclude with high-to-moderate confidence that Putin's goal was to aid Trump.

On Jan 6, 2017 by Andrew Couts, Dell Cameron

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4 ways getting snowed in is exactly like being Edward Snowden

This whistleblower can relate to being inside all day and trying not to die of boredom.

On Jan 23, 2016 by Amrita Khalid

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Congress wants to know how OPM hack could hurt U.S. spies

Could China blackmail U.S. spies into becoming double agents? Some politicians are worried.

On Dec 2, 2015 by Eric Geller

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New bill would dramatically improve the transparency of America’s spy budget

The overall number is already public, but these lawmakers say that's not enough.

On May 13, 2015 by Eric Geller

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NSA-enabling Executive Order 12333 just passed Congress as a full law

Debasing civil liberties is a rare area of bipartisan agreement.

On Dec 12, 2014 by Eric Geller

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Islamic extremists turn to Twitter for recruiting, propaganda

Intelligence experts monitoring the extremist Twitter accounts say there's little to gain from shutting them down.

On Aug 30, 2012 by Kris Holt