Alan Suderman

Taowen Le, a Weber State University professor of information systems and technologies, speaks during an interview at Weber State University on Oct. 11, 2022, in Ogden, Utah. An investigation by the Associated Press has found that China and its U.S.-based advocates spent years building relationships with the Utah’s officials and lawmakers. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Amid strained U.S. ties, China finds unlikely friend in Utah

March 27, 2023 at 5:55 a.m.

Beijing鈥檚 success in Utah shows 鈥渉ow pervasive and persistent China has been in trying to influence America,鈥� said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired FBI counterintelligence agent who lives in Utah.

Sherry Williams, executive director of One Treasure Island, poses for a photo at her office on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in San Francisco. Business Email Compromise scams are a type of crime where criminals hack into email accounts, pretend to be someone they’re not and fool victims into sending money to places they aren’t supposed to. In the case of Williams, the San Francisco nonprofit director, thieves hacked the email account of the nonprofit’s bookkeeper then inserted themselves into a long email thread, sent messages asking to change the wire payment instructions for a grant recipient, and made off with $650,000. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime

April 9, 2022 at 8:26 a.m.

A shopping spree in Beverly Hills, a luxury vacation in Mexico, a bank account that jumped from $299.77 to $1.4 million overnight.

Delay in creating new U.S. cybersecurity board prompts concern

January 24, 2022 at 10:49 p.m.

It’s a key part of President Joe Biden’s plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital espionage campaigns: creating a board of experts that would investigate major incidents to see...

Cyberattacks concerning to most in U.S., according to new poll

October 11, 2021 at 11:33 a.m.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Most Americans across party lines have serious concerns about cyberattacks on U.S. computer systems and view China and Russia as major threats, according to a new...

Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers

July 28, 2021 at 7:20 a.m.

As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus King has reason to worry about hackers. At a briefing by security staff this year, he said he got...

Major U.S. pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack

May 8, 2021 at 4:26 p.m.

The operator of a pipeline that transports fuel across the East Coast said Saturday it was the victim of a ransomware attack and temporarily halted all pipeline operations.

SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials, AP sources say

March 29, 2021 at 11:35 a.m.

Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration's head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the department's cybersecurity staff whose jobs included...

White House deputy national security adviser ...

Massive breach fuels calls for U.S. action on cybersecurity

February 19, 2021 at 5:53 a.m.

Jolted by a sweeping hack that may have revealed government and corporate secrets to Russia, U.S. officials are scrambling to reinforce the nation’s cyber defenses and recognizing that an agency...

President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, May 30, 2020, after stepping off Marine One as he returns from Kennedy Space Center for the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump slams governors as “weak,” urges crackdown on protests

June 1, 2020 at 9:48 a.m.

President Donald Trump on Monday derided the nation’s governors as “weak” and demanded tougher crackdowns on protesters in the aftermath of another night of violent protests in dozens of American...

Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus ...

White House goal on testing nursing homes unmet

May 24, 2020 at 7:46 p.m.

Nearly two weeks ago the White House urged governors to ensure that every nursing home resident and staff member be tested for the coronavirus within 14 days.

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