Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
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Cybersecurity reporter, CNN. Signal +1-202-355-8471 or SNLyng.11. sean[dot]lyngaas@cnn[dot]com
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Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· May 29
White House pressure for increased immigration arrests strains law enforcement agencies | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is building up federal manpower and resources to meet the White House’s desire to triple the number of daily immigration arrests – signaling a renewed push to go well beyond e...
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Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jul 20
He Had Dangerous Delusions. ChatGPT Admitted It Made Them Worse.
OpenAI’s chatbot self-reported that it blurred the line between fantasy and reality with a man on the autism spectrum. The company says ‘stakes are higher’ for vulnerable people.
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Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jul 12
A year after Butler: How a near assassination led to an uneven search for accountability in the Secret Service | CNN Politics
One year after the near assassination of Donald Trump, a deep frustration has set in at the Secret Service over the agency’s response to the security failures of that day.
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Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jul 12
Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jul 11
Chinese hackers suspected in breach of powerful DC law firm | CNN Politics
Suspected Chinese hackers have broken into the email accounts of attorneys and advisers at a powerful Washington, DC, law firm in an apparent intelligence-gathering operation, the firm, Wiley Rein, to...
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Martin Untersinger
@untersin.gr
· Jul 9
Piraterie informatique : un basketteur russe arrêté et placé en détention en France, à la demande des Etats-Unis
Le réseau de pirates informatiques auquel le basketteur est soupçonné d’avoir apatenu aurait attaqué par rançongiciel près de 900 entreprises, dont deux établissements fédéraux entre 2020 et 2022.
www.lemonde.fr
Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jul 9
USAID review raised ‘critical concerns’ over Gaza aid group days before $30 million US grant | CNN
Key concerns were raised by USAID in vetting process days before $30 million grant was awarded to US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund, documents show.
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Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jul 8
US seeks extradition of Chinese man held in Italy accused of hacking to steal Covid-19 vaccine research | CNN Politics
Italian authorities have arrested a Chinese man accused by US prosecutors of being part of a hacking team that stole coveted US research into a coronavirus vaccine on behalf of Chinese intelligence.
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Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jul 8
Someone using AI to impersonate Marco Rubio contacted at least five people including foreign ministers, cable says | CNN Politics
Someone using artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted at least five people, including three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress, “with th...
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Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jul 3
Activists sound alarm over US cuts to programs providing internet access and promoting democracy in Iran | CNN Politics
Days after Israel began striking Iran’s nuclear and military sites earlier this month, a US non-profit that has provided Starlink internet service to Iranian citizens asked the State Department to urg...
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Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jul 2
North Korea to send as many as 30,000 troops to bolster Russia’s forces, Ukrainian officials say | CNN
North Korea is set to treble the number of its troops fighting for Russia along the front lines with Ukraine, sending an additional 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers to assist Moscow, according to an intellig...
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Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jul 1
Two Chinese nationals arrested for spying on US Navy personnel and bases
FBI arrests two Chinese nationals charged with gathering intelligence on U.S. Navy members, facilitating cash payments, and recruiting assets for China's intelligence service
www.foxnews.com
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Raphael Satter
@raphae.li
· Jun 30
Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jun 30
Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jun 28
Mexican drug cartel used hacker to track FBI official, then killed potential FBI informants, government audit says | CNN Politics
The stunning new details offer a rare look at how technology can be exploited in the high-stakes battle between US law enforcement and the violent Mexican cartels that control illicit drug trade.
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Sean Lyngaas
@snlyngaas.bsky.social
· Jun 29
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Alexander Martin
@alexmartin.bsky.social
· Jun 29
Mexican drug cartel used hacker to track FBI official, then killed potential FBI informants, government audit says | CNN Politics
The stunning new details offer a rare look at how technology can be exploited in the high-stakes battle between US law enforcement and the violent Mexican cartels that control illicit drug trade.
edition.cnn.com