ShinyHunters claims FBI data theft in cyberattack on jobs site
A hacking group calling itself ShinyHunters has claimed it carried out a cyberattack on the FBI and stole data linked to the majority of current and former FBI employees. The group said it also obtained information on people who applied for jobs with the bureau. The FBI said it is investigating unauthorised activity affecting FBIjobs.gov.According to the claim posted on a dark-web site, the group said it targeted the FBI in response to a May 2026 announcement by the agency that described the hackers' methods and warned targets not to pay them. The group also shared what it said was... [Continue Reading]
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Wall Street closes sharply higher as AI chips surge, oil sinks and crypto joins the risk-on rally
Executive summary: US stocks finished broadly higher, led by a powerful rebound in AI and semiconductor shares. The S&P 500 rose 2.36%, the Nasdaq Composite gained 4.86% and the Russell 2000 added 0.68%, while the Dow Jones slipped 0.44%. The biggest moves came in SOXX, Meta, Nvidia and Tesla, alongside a steep drop in WTI crude and a jump in Bitcoin. The session points to a market rotating toward growth, while energy and financials lagged. [Continue Reading]
Three Men Charged in Interstate Kidnapping Scheme in Midtown Manhattan
U.S. authorities in the Southern District of New York have charged Dani Amanuel, Kenny Fetiere, and Kibret Meles in connection with an interstate kidnapping scheme. Attorney Jamie McDonald and FBI Assistant Director in Charge James C. Fetiere and Meles were arrested this morning. They are expected to be presented today before U.S. The source provides no further details on the alleged kidnapping, the specific roles attributed to each defendant, or any additional operational impact. It states only that the charges relate to their roles in the interstate kidnapping scheme and that the court appearance is scheduled for today in Manhattan.... [Continue Reading]
Eighteen suspects flown to Florida in Haiti president MoĆÆse killing case
Eighteen suspects accused in the 2021 assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel MoĆÆse have been transported to Florida to face federal trial, marking a new stage in the long-running case. US officials said the transfer took place on Sunday and involved multiple locations and countries. The move brings the investigation back into focus more than five years after MoĆÆse was killed at his private residence in Port-au-Prince.Federal prosecutor Jason Reding Quinones said 18 people were transported by military plane from Haiti to face American justice in the Southern District of Florida. FBI special agent Brett Skiles said the arrests reflected... [Continue Reading]
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Queensland 18-year-old charged after FBI tip-off over extremist social media channels
A Queensland man aged 18 has been charged after police say an FBI tip-off led investigators to alleged extremist activity on social media. Authorities allege he ran multiple channels supporting violence against Muslims, Jews and migrants. The case centres on a home in Warner, north of Brisbane, where officers executed a search warrant on May 27.Police said the Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team carried out the search and seized several electronic devices. According to investigators, the case began with a report from the FBI alleging that an Australian user was spreading extremist content on a social media platform. Forensic examination... [Continue Reading]
US accuses Russia-linked network of plotting killings of Ukraine allies overseas
The US Department of Justice has accused five men of taking part in an alleged Russian intelligence-linked plot to murder people aligned, or perceived to be aligned, with Ukraine in the United States and Europe. The announcement says the men were charged in connection with a conspiracy that involved paying, or trying to pay, people to target those individuals. All five accused remain at large, and it is not clear from the supplied material where they are located.According to the Justice Department, three of the defendants are described as high-ranking members of the Russian intelligence network. They include Yuri Khrameev,... [Continue Reading]
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind Americaās War Narrative
āWhen fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.ā A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]

