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Chinese hackers' cyberattacks are reaching a 'fever pitch': FBI director

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Christopher Wray (left) and a masked hacker (right).
On Thursday, FBI director Christopher Wray said that cyberattacks by Chinese hackers are reaching a "fever pitch." Wray made the remarks while he was in Germany, attending the Munich Security Conference.

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Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe finds 'nauseating similarities' between Biden special counsel report and Hillary Clinton email case

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Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe.

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The son of a man accused of planning to attack the southern border says his father is 'not a terrorist'

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Immigrants trying to cross the Texan border despite heightened security measures in Eagle Pass.
Immigrants trying to cross the Texan border despite heightened security measures in Eagle Pass.

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The FBI has arrested a self-touted militia sniper who says he was planning to attack people at the southern border

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Immigrants trying to cross the Texan border despite heightened security measures in Eagle Pass.
Immigrants trying to cross the Texan border despite heightened security measures in Eagle Pass.

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Chinese hackers are preparing to 'wreak havoc' on US electrical grids, water treatment plants, and oil and gas pipelines: FBI director

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FBI Director Christopher Wray on Capitol Hill on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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Chinese hackers would outnumber FBI cyber agents by 50 to 1 even if the agency threw all its resources at China: FBI chief

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FBI chief Christopher Wray (left) and a hacker (right).
"If each one of the FBI's cyber agents and intelligence analysts focused exclusively on the China threat, China's hackers would still outnumber FBI cyber personnel by at least 50 to 1," FBI director Christopher Wray said at a congressional hearing.

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Maryland won a tentative victory in the race for a new FBI headquarters, a potential economic boon for a majority Black county near DC

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Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, center, and Rep. Steny Hoyer share the stage in Baltimore.

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1 in 4 Americans say the FBI spurred January 6: poll

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Police used tear gas around the Capitol building where pro-Trump supporters rioted and breached the Capitol.

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A spate of swatting incidents has plagued Republican politicians this holiday season. Lawmakers want stronger penalties.

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swat team police vehicle
Swatting involves prank-calling 911 to get a heavily armed SWAT team to show up at the home of an unsuspecting victim.

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America has a McGonigal problem

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The FBI chose McGonigal to be one of the top grandmasters of the counterintelligence game. And yet somehow, Russian associates turned him into their pawn, prosecutors said.

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The case of Charles McGonigal is bigger than one corrupt FBI agent.

In fact, it's bigger than the entire FBI.

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