national security
Kansas Mom Allison Fluke-Ekren, Accused of Being ISIS Leader, Not Contesting Detention
Allison Fluke-Ekren is accused by U.S. authorities of running an all-female ISIS brigade that trained women and kids in weapons and suicide bombings.
Russia Thinks This Ex-US Soldier Turned ‘Influencer’ Is Training Ukrainians
Derrick Bales says he was shooting a movie for his military lifestyle brand. Russia thinks he's an American merc training Ukrainian soldiers.
A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16
A gaping flaw in SMS lets hackers take over phone numbers in minutes by simply paying a company to reroute text messages.
Why Is the Government Hiding What Mike Pompeo Puts on His Pizza?
State Department emails redacted the former Secretary of State's preferred toppings, so we investigated.
DHS Believes Our Reliance on GPS ‘Poses a Risk to National Security’
A 2013 report, newly unearthed under access to information laws, shows how GPS is vulnerable to disruption.
'The War Isn’t Coming Today'
The president’s positive coronavirus test won’t necessarily impact national security in the United States.
Trump Is Banning Downloads of WeChat and TikTok Starting Sunday
They say they made the decision to “combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data.”
CBP Now Has a Massive Searchable Database for Devices Seized at the Border
The US border agency will be able to sift through data extracted from travelers' laptops and cellphones for up to 75 years.
China Just Arrested Billionaire Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong
He’s considered to be the most high-profile person arrested in connection with China’s new national security law.
How Will Seb Gorka Juggle Peddling Fish Oil With His New Government Job?
Gorka just scored a four-year appointment to the National Security Education Board.
Hong Kong Police Can Now Conduct Warrantless Searches and Covert Surveillance Under New Law
Despite recent developments spooking observers and tech giants like Facebook and Google, local leader Carrie Lam claimed the law is "not doom and gloom for Hong Kong."
Here are Some of the Most Controversial Points of Hong Kong's Dreaded Security Law
While the full text has raised more questions than answers thanks to its broad definitions of the crimes, one thing is certain: observers are worried.