Jenna McLaughlin
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Holiday cyber scams are getting more inventive
Hackers are hoping to take advantage of the holiday season, and they're not just stealing money or data.
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Researchers uncover security gap while studying satellite communications
A team of academics studying satellites accidentally intercepted phone calls, texts and other sensitive communications. They were able to intercept the data with just a satellite dish on the roof.
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Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut
Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back — and spending more money than before.
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Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown
Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.
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Devices seized near U.N. meeting could have shut down cellphone networks
The Secret Service said it found over 300 SIM servers, 100,000 SIM cards and other illicit materials in multiple sites surrounding New York City ahead of the U.N. General Assembly.
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Trump administration rushes to rent space for immigration officers conducting raids
Employees at the General Services Administration are scrambling to lease offices to accommodate a rapid increase of immigration enforcement officers carrying out widespread raids across the country.
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How a small Vermont town is protecting its water from hackers
NPR's Jenna McLaughlin got an inside look at how one small Vermont town is protecting its water from hackers.
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As Trump faces continued scrutiny over Epstein, the administration rehashes 2016 Russian interference probe
During a week of urgent news, the administration has pushed a report on Obama and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. NPR Senior Political Editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro and Cybersecurity correspondent Jenna McLaughlin unpack the context and timing.
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Trump's spy chief claims the Obama administration 'manufactured' intel on Russia
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has published the latest in a series of reports that scrutinize years-old intel community conclusions about Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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U.S. senator wants DOGE out of sensitive payment system for farmers
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., wants the USDA to revoke high-level access granted to the Department of Government Efficiency to a database that controls payments and loans to farmers and ranchers.
