#gather intelligence

APNewsBreak: Undercover agents target cybersecurity watchdog

NEW YORK —Jan 25, 2019— The Associated Press has found that researchers who reported the role of Israeli spyware in the targeting of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s inner circle are in turn being targeted by international undercover operatives.

Twice in the past two months men masquerading as socially conscious investors have lured members of the Citizen Lab internet watchdog group…

WASHINGTON | In plea deal, Russian woman admits to being a secret agent

WASHINGTON  — A Russian woman accused of being a secret agent admitted Thursday that she conspired to infiltrate the American gun-rights movement to gather intelligence on conservative political groups as Donald Trump rose to power.

Maria Butina, 30, agreed to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge as part of a deal with federal prosecutors.

The case, which is separate from special counsel Robert…

WASHINGTON | NKorea said to have stolen a fortune in online bank heists

WASHINGTON — North Korea‘s nuclear and missile tests have stopped, but its hacking operations to gather intelligence and raise funds for the sanction-strapped government in Pyongyang may be gathering steam.

U.S. security firm FireEye raised the alarm Wednesday over a North Korean group that it says has stolen hundreds of millions of dollars by infiltrating the computer systems of banks around the…

Spread Your Business Word By Utilizing Social Media

Among Fortune 500 companies, 83% have Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) profiles, and 77% have fan pages on Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). So says Kim Garst, author of “Will the Real You Please Stand Up.” Her point: “Some of the brightest minds in corporate America have concluded that there is a place for social media in their businesses.”

Tips on making social media work best:

• Be authentic. Highlight attributes that…