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Jack Dorsey wants to 'break FBI' and other similar agencies into 'thousand pieces,' Musk agrees
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Jack Dorsey wants to 'break FBI' and other similar agencies into 'thousand pieces,' Musk agrees

The former owner of Twitter and the current owner of Twitter, both hate the American Deep State. Jack Dorsey, the former CEO and owner of Twitter saying that the CIA, NSA, and FBI should be broken up and scattered in the wind. Elon Musk agrees

'Why': The one question haunting families in the US over mass shootings
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'Why': The one question haunting families in the US over mass shootings

There are a few reasons why mass shootings are so common in the US: A general increase in all types of gun violence; the proliferation of firearms amid lax gun laws; the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, and a political climate unable or unwilling to change

Pentagon Leaks: Why a 21-year-old junior US guardsman had access to top-secret files
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Pentagon Leaks: Why a 21-year-old junior US guardsman had access to top-secret files

Jack Teixeira joined the Air National Guard in September 2019. In 2021, he received top-secret clearance to other highly classified programmes. It's not uncommon for someone to have such clearance. However, it is unclear why he would need access to substantive intelligence report

China, Iran using new tactics to harass critics on US soil, says FBI
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China, Iran using new tactics to harass critics on US soil, says FBI

Officials said the goals of transnational repression schemes are multifaceted, and at times also aim to influence US policy decisions through 'malign influence tactics'

Top FBI officer reaches New Delhi to advance cooperation with Indian agencies
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Top FBI officer reaches New Delhi to advance cooperation with Indian agencies

Raymond Duda assumed the position of assistant director in February. He has served at the assistant-director level at another agency in the US Intelligence Community, according to the statement released by the FBI

Spy Games: How China operated a ‘secret police station’ in New York and threatened pro-democracy activists
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Spy Games: How China operated a ‘secret police station’ in New York and threatened pro-democracy activists

The FBI has arrested two alleged Chinese agents for running a ‘covert police station’ in New York at the behest of the Xi Jinping government. They worked closely with China’s Ministry of Public Security and tracked dissents in the US. There are reportedly 100 such outposts across the world

FBI arrests two men on charges related to 'secret Chinese police station' in New York
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FBI arrests two men on charges related to 'secret Chinese police station' in New York

Though China is believed to be operating secretive police outposts in countries around the globe, the US Justice Department officials said these arrests were the first of their kind anywhere in the world

Pentagon Leaks: The questions surrounding access to top-secret documents
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Pentagon Leaks: The questions surrounding access to top-secret documents

The case of Jack Teixeira, a junior Massachusetts airman, in the leaking of classified documents raises broader questions about whether the term ‘top secret’ is actually even secret, and whether national security agencies have allowed their sensitive material to drift too far afield

Pentagon Leaks: How the FBI tracked down and arrested Jack Teixeira, 21-year-old suspect in US intel leak
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Pentagon Leaks: How the FBI tracked down and arrested Jack Teixeira, 21-year-old suspect in US intel leak

It was a dramatic day for the restive town of North Dighton in Massachusetts when FBI authorities arrested 21-year-old Jack Teixeira from his house. A member of the US Air Force, he was reading a book on his patio as agents swooped in to nab him for leaking highly classified documents

Who is Jack Teixeira, the suspect arrested over Pentagon documents leak?
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Who is Jack Teixeira, the suspect arrested over Pentagon documents leak?

According to a CBS report, Teixeira joined the US Air Force in 2019. Reports also say that he's the leader of the private chat group on Discord where the documents surfaced

Pentagon leaks: FBI arrests 21-year-old US Air Force employee Jack Teixeira on suspicion of leaking Ukraine war intel
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Pentagon leaks: FBI arrests 21-year-old US Air Force employee Jack Teixeira on suspicion of leaking Ukraine war intel

The emergence of Teixeira as the apparent primary suspect is bound to raise questions about how the highest-profile US intelligence leak in years could have been caused by a low-ranking service member

‘Bad actors have figured out ways’: FBI warns not to charge phones at public charging points, here's why
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‘Bad actors have figured out ways’: FBI warns not to charge phones at public charging points, here's why

The FBI has recommended travellers to carry their own charger and USB cord and use an electrical outlet instead

WATCH: FBI recruitment message for Russian spies, expats for intel gathering
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WATCH: FBI recruitment message for Russian spies, expats for intel gathering

The FBI is looking for spies, expats and anyone with information to counter the Kremlin, the bureau said in the video ad

How an international sting took down 'Genesis', the dark web market, where stolen passwords, bank logins were sold
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How an international sting took down 'Genesis', the dark web market, where stolen passwords, bank logins were sold

Genesis Market was taken offline on Tuesday as a result of the sting coordinated by the FBI and Dutch police with the assistance of other law enforcement agencies. The crime forum enabled hackers to access 1.5 million compromised computers across the world to commit frauds like identity theft

Notorious gangster Deepak 'Boxer' held in Mexico: Delhi Police
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Notorious gangster Deepak 'Boxer' held in Mexico: Delhi Police

Deepak headed the Gogi gang after the killing of gangster Jitendra Gogi in the Rohini court complex in New Delhi last year

US, UK, New Zealand and more... Why are these countries banning TikTok?
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US, UK, New Zealand and more... Why are these countries banning TikTok?

A growing list of countries is banning the famous video-sharing app TikTok. Their concern is that the app's parent company, ByteDance, would share user data with the Chinese government or push propaganda on it behalf

TikTok Troubles: Why security concerns about the platform keep causing worry
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TikTok Troubles: Why security concerns about the platform keep causing worry

China's foreign ministry has accused the United States itself of spreading disinformation about TikTok's potential security risks

Fueled by racial and ethnic bias, US hate crimes hit record high in 2021, FBI data shows
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Fueled by racial and ethnic bias, US hate crimes hit record high in 2021, FBI data shows

The data, which was released on Monday, shows 9,065 hate crimes were recorded in 2021, compared to 8,120 in 2020, marking a rise of 12 per cent

Master manuscript thief, who stole 1000 books, pleads he wanted to ‘cherish’, not leak them
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Master manuscript thief, who stole 1000 books, pleads he wanted to ‘cherish’, not leak them

According to his attorney, the accused Filippo Bernardini grew up in a conservative area of Italy as a bullied, lonely, and gay child who found solace in reading. She claimed that he wanted to feel like an industry insider

White supremacist propaganda climbs to all-time high in US, says watchdog
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White supremacist propaganda climbs to all-time high in US, says watchdog

Chiefly the surge in white supremacist propaganda has been traced to three white supremacist groups — Patriot Front, Goyim Defense League and White Lives Matter — these were responsible for 93 per cent of the increased activity, which includes banners, posters and events