Hacking-for-hire scheme: US court indicts 12 Chinese nationals
Mar 06, 2025, at 10:17 am
The U.S. Justice Department announced indictments Wednesday against 12 Chinese nationals accused in a global hacking campaign targeting U.S.-based dissidents, news organizations, government agencies and a large religious organization.
Kash Patel asks FBI staff to pause any response to Elon Musk's 'justify-your-job' email
Feb 24, 2025, at 01:28 am
Washington DC/IBNS: Tech billionaire Elon Musk's "justify-your-job" rule for US federal employees met with strong backlash from within Donald Trump's administration on Sunday in what is seen as an early sign of power struggles.
Indian-origin Kash Patel takes oath on Bhagavad Gita as new FBI chief
Feb 22, 2025, at 09:16 am
Indian-origin Kash Patel was sworn in as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Saturday when he was seen taking the oath by placing his hand on the holy Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita.
First Indian-origin chief Kash Patel says he will create transparent, accountable FBI
Feb 21, 2025, at 01:33 pm
Indian-origin Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief Kash Patel on Friday vowed to recreate the crucial US agency into one that is 'transparent, accountable, and committed to justice'.
Feb 21, 2025, at 10:17 am
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino welcomed India-origin new FBI chief Kash Patel by posting a 'Bollywood' style social media congratulatory meme on Thursday.
Inspired by ISIS, US Army veteran acted alone New Orleans Attack: FBI
Jan 03, 2025, at 01:32 am
New Orleans/IBNS: The FBI Thursday said the US army veteran motivated by loyalty to the jihadist group Islamic State likely acted alone when he killed and injured dozens in a truck attack against a crowd of New Year revelers in New Orleans, media reports said.
Suchir Balaji death: Indian-American techie's mother demands FBI probe, Elon Musk responds
Dec 30, 2024, at 12:25 pm
Washington D.C./IBNS: The mother of former Indian-origin Artificial Intelligence researcher at OpenAI Suchir Balaji, who was found dead at his apartment in San Francisco, has demanded a probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into her son's death, media reports said.
Kash Patel, Trump's FBI director pick, joins X, Elon Musk reacts
Dec 02, 2024, at 03:40 pm
Indian-origin Kash Patel, who has been nominated by US-President elect Donald Trump as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director, joined the entrepreneur Elon Musk-owned micro-blogging platform X on Sunday.
Nov 05, 2024, at 07:55 pm
American federal agents have arrested a man on charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy facility.
Donald Trump escapes second 'assassination' attempt, one person arrested
Sep 16, 2024, at 02:46 pm
Ex-US President and Republican candidate Donald Trump remained safe after another suspected assassination attempt was made on him in Florida on Sunday.
USD 5 million bounty announced for information on self-styled crypto queen Ruja Ignatova
Jun 28, 2024, at 08:58 pm
The US State Department has announced a USD 5 million bounty for information on self-styled crypto queen and OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova.
US report shows malicious activity by Chinese state-sponsored cyber actor
Feb 10, 2024, at 12:22 am
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), along with key U.S. and international government agencies published a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory recently on malicious activity by a People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actor, known as Volt Typhoon, to compromise critical infrastructure and associated actions that should be urgently undertaken by all organizations.
Fundraising investigation: FBI seize NYC mayor Eric Adams' phones
Nov 11, 2023, at 02:54 pm
The FBI has seized the phones of New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of an investigation related to campaign fundraising violations.
Jul 05, 2023, at 02:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The US will no longer consider the Khalistani groups as 'protesters' and as a result, the recent attacks on Indian missions, including the latest incident in which sympathisers tried to set ablaze the Indian consulate in San Francisco, will fall under the purview of a criminal act.
'Avoid using free charging stations in airports, hotels': FBI warns
Apr 12, 2023, at 05:25 am
Denver/IBNS: US's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned people not to connect to the free power but instead carry their own chargers and USB cord in public places.
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Washington: FBI Director Christopher Wray has said the bureau believes that the COVID-19 virus, which wreaked havoc across the globe since 2020, "most likely" originated in a "Chinese government-controlled lab".
Hadi Matar: Anatomy of an attack on Salman Rushdie and its aftermath
Aug 14, 2022, at 02:16 am
Twentyfour-year-old Hadi Matar has been confirmed as the attacker of British-American author Salman Rushdie on Aug 12 on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution, New York, even as the resident of New Jersey who seemed to be an Islamist and sympathetic to Iran is hailed by a section of his community as a hero.
US: Armed man attempts to breach FBI office, flees
Aug 12, 2022, at 03:20 pm
Washington: An armed suspect attempted to breach an FBI office in Cincinnati, Ohio, but fled after an alarm went off and FBI special agents responded to the breach, the field office said on Thursday.
FBI adds 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova to top ten most wanted list, announces reward
Jul 01, 2022, at 03:12 pm
New York: The FBI New York, along with the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York and the IRS Criminal Investigation Newark Field Office, named Ruja Ignatova, who is also known as the Cryptoqueen, to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list for allegedly defrauding investors of billions of dollars.
FBI admits fake emails sent from bureau's server, says network not compromised
Nov 15, 2021, at 07:10 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The Federal Bureau of Investigation acknowledged on Sunday that someone had sent fake emails from its server, but denied that its network was compromised.
FBI releases first document relating to 9/11 investigation under Joe Biden’s order
Sep 12, 2021, at 03:38 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declassified the first document related to the investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and suspected Saudi government support for the hijackers.
Taliban names all-male caretaker govt including minister wanted by FBI
Sep 09, 2021, at 03:26 am
Kabul: The Taliban has named an all-male caretaker government where the interior minister of the team Sirajuddin Haqqani was found in the wanted list of the FBI, the principal federal law enforcement agency of the USA, media reports said.
FBI investigates ransomware attack against IT company Kaseya
Jul 04, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Washington: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Sunday said it is looking into a ransomware attack against Miami-headquartered IT company Kaseya.
FBI Director Christopher Wray says his agency opens investigation into China every 10 hrs
Apr 18, 2021, at 02:06 am
Washington: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray has informed US Senate Intelligence Committee members that the agency is opening an investigation into various Chinese government actions every 10 hours.
China-backed hackers broke into 100 firms, agencies: US Justice Department
Sep 22, 2020, at 02:00 am
Washington: The US Department of Justice recently said a group of hackers, who are associated with China’s main intelligence service, infiltrated more than 100 companies and organizations around the world to steal intelligence.
Aug 31, 2020, at 04:25 am
Washington: A Chinese national and researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles has been arrested on federal charges of destroying evidence to obstruct an FBI investigation after he was observed throwing a damaged hard drive into a dumpster outside his apartment, the Justice Department announced today.
Jul 11, 2020, at 12:28 am
Washington: Focussing on the threat which China poses to the world, FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday said Beijing is working to compromise American health care organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and academic institutions conducting essential COVID-19 research.
China 'Aggressively' Seeks US Officials' Support for Its COVID-19 Response - FBI
Jul 07, 2020, at 09:36 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has learned that China has been aggressively attempting to influence US federal and local officials into defending Beijing’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, most recently by asking a state senator to introduce a resolution on the matter, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday.
Man arrested by FBI in alleged plot to kill Jews in Colorado
Nov 05, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Denever, the United States, Nov 5 (Xinhua/UNI) A 27-year-old man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a plot to bomb a historic Jewish synagogue in the US state of Colorado, the FBI said Monday.
Hackers breach FBI-linked sites, publish personal data of US federal agents
Apr 13, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Moscow, Apr 13 (Sputnik/UNI) An unnamed hacker group has breached several websites related to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and published dozens of files containing personal data of thousands of US federal agents and police officers, media reported.