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DOJ: Silk Road insider pleads guilty to lying to FBI about defunct online drug bazaar

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Congress expands computer hacking law to cover federal election systems

Justice Department: 179 arrests in darknet opioid crackdown

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on 'worldwide threats to the homeland', Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 on Capitol Hill Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) **FILE**

FBI: Chinese have hacked data on nearly half of U.S. population

Then-Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Dan Coats, Trump's former intel chief, calls for congressional commission to oversee the election

This Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, shows the icon for TikTok in New York. TikTok's owner has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/File)

Trump admin to block TikTok and WeChat downloads starting Sunday

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on police use of force and community relations on on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Hawley urges Zuckerberg to reconsider Facebook's new election policies

This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. Ransomware attacks targeting state and local governments have been on the rise, with cyber criminals seeking quick money by seizing data and holding it hostage until they get paid. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) **FILE**

Fairfax County schools confirm ransomware attack on data

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, during a hybrid hearing, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

TikTok on the clock: U.S. reviewing Oracle's proposed acquisition of Chinese-owned app

This Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, shows the icon for TikTok in New York. (AP Photo/File)

TikTok choses Oracle over Microsoft in bid to sell video-sharing app: Report

In this combination photo, President Donald Trump, left, speaks at a news conference on Aug. 11, 2020, in Washington and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Del. on Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Microsoft warns of election-related cyberattacks from China, Iran, Russia

United States Border Protection officers point their weapons at migrants as they prepared to cross the border fence to get into the U.S. side to San Diego, Calif., from Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Discouraged by the long wait to apply for asylum through official ports of entry, many migrants from recent caravans are choosing to cross the U.S. border wall and hand themselves in to border patrol agents. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) **FILE**

Whistleblower claims DHS leaders altered intelligence

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Bring in the experts: It's time to secure your home network

Joey Gibson, left, who is the leader of Vancouver-based Patriot Prayer, leads a rally in downtown Portland, Ore., Saturday, June 30, 2018. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP)

Facebook removes Patriot Prayer pages in fight against 'violent social militias'

In this June 6, 2013 file photo, vehicles are parked near a sign outside the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NSA phone surveillance ruled illegal by appeals court; 9th Circuit says program violated FISA

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on antitrust on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Facebook to ban new political ads ahead of election, remove 'misinformation' about voting

In this Tuesday, April 10, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Facebook broadens content takedown authority in new terms of service before U.S. election

"Our investigation has uncovered these dominant platforms increasingly used their gatekeeper power in abusive and coercive ways," Rep. David Cicilline, chairman of the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, said about Big Tech companies. (Associated Press)

Big Tech companies will be targeted in Democrats' antitrust overhaul

Voters cast their ballots, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Gates Mills, Ohio. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Voter details for millions of Americans found on Russian hacking site: Report

Kyle Rittenhouse helps clean the exterior of Reuther Central High School in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 26, after two people were shot to death during protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Facebook blocks searches of Kyle Rittenhouse, Illinois teen charged with killing two in Kenosha

In this July 13, 2015, file photo, then Disney chief strategy officer Kevin Mayer visits the company's "accelerator" space in Glendale, Calif. TikTok CEO Mayer resigned Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says is a security risk. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

TikTok CEO resigns amid U.S. pressure to sell video app

Kajla, a 5-year-old Vizsla, works as an explosives detection dog screening passengers at a Hawaii airport. (Image: TSA)

Kajla wins TSA's 'Cutest Canine'

In this March 15, 2013, file photo, a Facebook employee walks past a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. The San Jose Mercury News reports Saturday, March 17, 2018 that building permits compiled by Buildzoom show Facebook plans to erect the 465,000 square-foot (43,200 square-meter) building at its campus in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Tehran tried to turn a Facebook employee into a spy for Iran

In this July 21, 2020, file photo, Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf, speaks during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump to nominate Chad Wolf to permanent post at Homeland Security

This Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, shows the icon for TikTok in New York. (AP Photo/File)

TikTok suing to fight Trump administration ban

Political activist Laura Loomer, right, films herself on her smartphone as she is escorted off the stage after interrupting Women's March NYC director Agunda Okeyo at a rally in Lower Manhattan, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) ** FILE **

FEC asked to consider legality of banning GOP nominee Laura Loomer from Facebook, Twitter

This Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, shows the icon for TikTok in New York. (AP Photo/File)

Mike Pompeo predicts TikTok will stop sharing U.S. data once ownership dispute settles

In this Nov. 5, 2019, file photo, FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) ** FILE **

EXCLUSIVE: FBI warns of new cyberattacks and counterintelligence threats facing D.C. think tanks

In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo, Facebook employees sit at their stations during a tour of its new 130,000-square-foot offices, which occupy the top three floors of a 10-story Cambridge, Mass., building. Facebook reports earnings Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Facebook crackdown foils 'dark money' liberal group's election influence operation

This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Google mobile phone icon, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

Big Tech blames technical errors for invading users' privacy

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