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June 8, 2021

Wall Street Journal editor: Journalists, Big Tech suppressed lab-leak theory to 'fit their priors'

Wall Street Journal editor at large Gerard Baker wrote the media about-face on the COVID-19 lab leak theory has shone a spotlight on the "layers of rottenness" in U.S. institutions that may be just as "damning" as China's corruption in the pandemic.

June 8, 2021

US needs to detect, preempt foreign hacking threats before they occur: Hoffman

Former CIA Station Chief Dan Hoffman argues 'we need to find, fix and disrupt these non-state actors who are targeting our critical infrastructure.'

June 8, 2021

FBI-encrypted phone app leads to hundreds of gang arrests around the world

Hundreds of criminal gang members around the world were tricked into using a phone encryption app operated by the FBI to plan their heinous crimes, leading to their arrests, according to authorities.

June 7, 2021

Glenn Greenwald accuses ‘monopolistic’ tech giants of working with governments to censor free speech

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald joined "Fox News Primetime" Monday to shed light on Big Tech’s mission to purge the internet of anyone "dissenting from their orthodoxies."

June 7, 2021

US officials seize majority of cryptocurrency paid in Colonial Pipeline hack

FOX News correspondent David Spunt has the latest from the Justice Department on 'Special Report'

June 7, 2021

'Broader economy' at risk if US doesn't act on cybercriminals soon, GOP lawmaker says

Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., says if Congress doesn't act soon, all Americans – regardless of where they live – could be affected as cybercriminals continue to target the “broader” U.S. economy.

June 7, 2021

FBI offers information reward after Walmart fires in Alabama, Mississippi

The FBI has offered $2,500 rewards for tips that help track down and arrest people who set fires inside Walmart stores across two states. 

June 7, 2021

Critics hit Twitter for suspending conservative after mocking Brian Stelter: 'Don't you dare insult CNN!'

Conservative commentator Mike Davis sounded off on the bias of Big Tech on Monday after Twitter briefly suspended him for comparing CNN's Brian Stelter to "The Gimp" in the film "Pulp Fiction."

June 7, 2021

Biden admin reportedly considering retaliation against Russian hackers

Retired Army Brigadier Gen. Anthony Tata weighs in on increasing cyberattacks by suspected Russian hackers against critical US infrastructure.

June 6, 2021

Sen. Cruz argues Facebook was censoring COVID-19 content ‘on behalf of the government’

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, argued on “Sunday Morning Futures” that “it now is clear” that Facebook was “utilizing their monopoly position to censor on behalf of the government” regarding information related to COVID-19 and its origins.