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WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 8: The J. Edgar Hoover building, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters, is photographed on October 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. A report released by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) reveals that the Trump White House restricted the FBI’s 2018 investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, limiting the agency to a narrow inquiry and directing tips to the White House without further probing, despite public claims of a full investigation. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

FBI tells telecom firms to boost network security following massive Chinese hacking campaign

By David Klepper and The Associated Press

Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz stares directly into the camera

Russian operatives are targeting Tim Walz, spreading viral disinformation about his time as a teacher

By David Klepper and The Associated Press

A mysterious figure's hands are seen typing on the computer as a tablet sits nearby-- suggesting hacking or meddling via computer.

Foreign election meddling extends to Congressional races: Intel officials

By David Klepper and The Associated Press

FILE – Visitors pass the Chinese Communist Party flag at the museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)

China taps into AI to ramp up fake-news campaign amid U.S. election

By Didi Tang, David Klepper, and others

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump makes a campaign stop at Pubkey Bar and Media House, Wednesday, Sept.18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Iranian hackers tried to sell stolen Trump info to Biden campaign but failed, FBI says

By Eric Tucker and David Klepper

Attorney General Merrick Garland, center, speaks before a meeting of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force, at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Washington, with from left, Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Division, Nicole Argentieri, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, Matthew Olsen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Russia’s newest tactic to inject pro-Moscow content into U.S. politics is paying Americans to do the work

By David Klepper and The Associated Press

FILE – A woman walks with her ballot to a vacant voting booth at City Hall in San Francisco, March 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network of fake social media users mimics Americans to sway U.S. political debate

By David Klepper and The Associated Press

Mark Zuckerberg

Meta blocked an Iranian hacking network posing as tech support from Microsoft and Google

By Eric Tucker, David Klepper, and others

Scarlett Johansson

Why Russia, China and Big Tech all use fake female online profiles to get clicks: ‘Pretending to be a female is the easiest way to get credibility’

By David Klepper and The Associated Press

FILE – The YouTube app is seen on an iPad, March 20, 2018, in Baltimore. YouTube announced Wednesday, June 5, 2024, that it is changing its policies about firearm videos in an effort to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

YouTube is tightening rules on gun videos to stop them from reaching children but critics say proof will be in ‘whether the company enforces’ them

By David Klepper and The Associated Press

Avril Haines, director of National Intelligence, speaks during the open portion of a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Senators grill top U.S. intelligence officials about how they’ll stop AI-armed adversaries from influencing the 2024 election

By David Klepper, Eric Tucker, and others

Don Beyer

Car dealership owner turned politician goes back to college to study AI, machine learning: ‘There won’t be robots with red eyes coming after us any time soon’

By David Klepper and The Associated Press

FILE – Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Super Tuesday election night party Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Fake images of Trump surrounded by smiling Black voters are circulating online, highlighting the potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence ahead of the 2024 election. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Fake images of Donald Trump with Black supporters highlight worries about how AI will be used in 2024 election

By Matt Brown, David Klepper, and others

FILE – Computer monitors and a laptop display the X, formerly known as Twitter, sign-in page, July 24, 2023, in Belgrade, Serbia. Attorneys for X Corp. and a research organization that studies online hate speech traded arguments in court Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, after the social media platform sued the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate for documenting the recent increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by Elon Musk. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Elon Musk’s X wants judge to penalize non-profit for documenting hate speech on the platform, costing it millions when advertisers fled

By David Klepper, Barbara Ortutay, and others

Seth Robinson, a chiropractor who serves as Tesla BioHealing's medical director, lifts bed skirts to show "biohealers" — canisters that the company claims exude "life force energy," or biophotons, at the Tesla BioHealing & MedBed Center, in Milford, Del., on Oct. 3, 2023. According to QAnon adherents, medbeds were developed by the military (in some versions, using alien technology) and are already in use by the world’s richest and most powerful families.

From ‘life force energy’ canisters to ‘medbeds,’ online health conspiracy theories are creating a new age of unproven treatments

By David Klepper and The Associated Press