Maggie Miller

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Maggie Miller |Dana Nickel

A growing number of the nation’s top tech firms have hired remote information technology workers, only to discover that the employees were actually North Korean cyber operatives. Their goal? Cashing in on top tech salaries to funnel millions of dollars back to Pyongyang for its weapons program. According to the nation’s top cyber experts, the scam is more widespread than previously understood and has recently hit many Fortune 500 companies.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Amy Mackinnon |Maggie Miller

President Donald Trump’s spy chiefs struggled to justify their leaked Signal group chat to senators on Tuesday, at times appearing uncertain of what to disclose and changing their answers under repeated questioning. The incident — in which top Trump officials discussed plans to bomb Houthi rebels in Yemen in an unsecured group chat that accidentally included a journalist — overtook an annual Senate hearing focused on worldwide threats to the U.S. and global stability.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Amy Mackinnon |Maggie Miller

Democrats on the Senate intelligence panel hammered Trump administration officials on Tuesday about their participation in a group chat on Signal that discussed war plans — and broadened their attacks to call it a disturbing pattern of sloppy security under President Donald Trump.

Mar 5, 2025 | yahoo.com | Maggie Miller

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a series of charges and sanctions against a dozen Chinese nationals — including two tied to the Chinese government — for hacking critical U.S. government systems.

Feb 4, 2025 | yahoo.com | Maggie Miller |Carmen Paun

The Trump administration’s halt on foreign aid is starting to hollow out international development groups and private federal contractors that carry out aid missions abroad — and threatens to cause long-lasting damage to U.S. engagement around the world. Last month, the State Department ordered an immediate pause on U.S. foreign aid for 90 days and issued “stop-work orders” on nearly all existing foreign assistance awards.