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A protester in Trafalgar Square, London, during the Million Mask March bonfire night protest organised by activist group Anonymous.

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As internet ‘spoofing’ gets better, you may surf into a sea of sharks

by Tim Johnson McClatchy Washington BureauAugust 19, 2018

LAS VEGAS — It’s easier than ever to get waylaid on the internet, diverted to dangerous territory where scam artists await with traps baited for the unsuspecting user. It’s all about devious misdirection, fumble-fingered typing and how our brains can…

Air raid siren against blue sky (Dreamstime/TNS)

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Older US emergency alert systems may not be secure, researchers find

by Tim Johnson McClatchy Washington BureauApril 10, 2018

A security guard speaks on the phone at the Concord Catering office in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday.

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Russian trolls on Twitter ‘rile’ Americans on gun violence

by Tim Johnson McClatchy Washington Bureau, and Greg Gordon McClatchy Washington BureauFebruary 22, 2018

The former Ministry of Education and Science, now headquarters of Dutch intelligence agency AIVD in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Pablo Escobar is old school; modern global criminal is a hacker

by Tim Johnson McClatchy Washington BureauFebruary 22, 2018

An image grab taken from a video made available by jihadi media outlet Welayat Nineveh on July 20, 2016, allegedly shows Rashid Kassim, a French member of the Islamic State group, speaking in French to the camera from an undisclosed location before beheading two men along with another jihadi. The 29-year-old former rapper had cast a grim shadow in international counterterrorism circles before he was killed in Mosul, Iraq. (SalamPix/Abaca Press/TNS)

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ISIS may mount dirty bombs on drones

by Tim Johnson McClatchy Washington BureauSeptember 8, 2017

FBI Director James Comey testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing just six days before his firing.

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How Comey firing may impact FBI probe

by Tim Johnson McClatchy Washington Bureau, Peter Stone McClatchy Washington Bureau, and David Goldstein McClatchy Washington BureauMay 10, 2017

The digital heist of the Bangladesh central bank was supposed to be much larger than the $81 million the thieves managed to steal, transferring the cash to casinos in the Philippines, then on to unknown locations.

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Cyber bank robbers targeting banks worldwide

by Tim Johnson McClatchy Washington BureauApril 7, 2017

Donald Trump in the White House in Washington, Monday.

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With his enemies and leaks, Trump recalls the Nixon era

by Franco Ordonez Tribune News Service, and Tim Johnson Tribune News ServiceMarch 9, 2017

Edward Snowden, former U.S. intelligence officer and whistleblower, speaks via a video link, in September 2016.

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Surveillance rules face Congressional review

by Tim Johnson Tribune News ServiceMarch 8, 2017

A Hazmat crew checks a stain on the wall at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang, Malaysia on Sunday. Malaysia’s health minister said Sunday that the dose of nerve agent given to North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un’s half brother was so high that it killed him “within 15-20 minutes.”

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North Korea is now doubly dangerous

by Tim Johnson McClatchy Washington BureauFebruary 26, 2017