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Friday night news from the Justice Department: Russian hackers in SolarWinds campaign compromised staff email accounts in federal prosecutors' offices around country. Large percentage of staff hit in NY offices. apnews.com/article/techno…

Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection by my colleagues ⁦Alan Suderman⁩ and ⁦Joshua Goodman⁩ apnews.com/article/87cc50…

AP investigation finds 2022 World Cup host Qatar hired ex-CIA officer to spy on soccer officials. apnews.com/article/soccer…

My story about Business Email Compromise scams dropped this weekend, a huge part of cybersecurity that does not seem to get the needed attention the scope of the problem demands. apnews.com/article/techno…

New: retired Gen. John Allen -- president of the Brookings Institution -- has come under federal scrutiny for his ties to 2017 Qatari lobbying campaign, according to new details in a case involving fmr. top diplomat Richard Olson. apnews.com/article/politi…

New: FBI recently seized iCloud data from ret. Gen. John Allen, president of Brookings, in Qatar lobbying probe, saying there's "substantial evidence" he knowingly broke the law. w/Jim Mustian apnews.com/article/politi…

NEW: The Brookings Institution think tank places its president, Gen. John Allen, on leave amid FBI investigation into foreign lobbying w/ Alan Suderman

New: Gen. John Allen is out at Brookings. Prestigious think tank puts him on administrative leave a day after The Associated Press is first to report details of FBI investigation of Qatari lobbying effort. w/Jim Mustian apnews.com/article/qatar-…

"How does such a cynical fraudster find favor with so many officials at the highest levels of the U.S. government?" from The Associated Press's archives on Imaad Zuberi, a key reason why a 4-star general and a top diplomat are in trouble. apnews.com/article/imaad-…

Brookings president, retired 4-star Gen. John Allen, resigns less than a week after The Associated Press first reported on federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied for Qatar. apnews.com/article/nato-q…

NEW: FBI is investigating ex-CIA officer Kevin Chalker and his companies' work for Qatar. AP has previously reported Chalker spied on soccer officials for Qatar as part of its successful bid to host this year's World Cup. apnews.com/article/world-…

NEW: China’s global campaign to win friends and influence policy has blossomed in a surprising place: Utah. A look into Chinese government’s robust subnational influence efforts in the Beehive State by me and the great Samuel Metz. apnews.com/article/china-…

ICYMI: Our look at Jim Biden's messy financial life and its wide-ranging consequences. Around time of loans from brother, Jim was earning good money from Chinese energy firm but also sued for unpaid $65k AMEX bill.

1/A few days ago, files from a contractor for Chinese police quietly dumped online went viral. But though analysts thought the files authentic, they weren't 100% confident. Now, after a visit to the company's offices, I can confirm the leak is real: apnews.com/article/china-…

"We actually understand what the American people want to hear." Trump's ex digital guru and campaign manager Brad Parscale now a big booster of AI. w/ Garance Burke apnews.com/article/ai-tru…

Trump sells sneakers and bibles, Kash Patel sells branded socks and kids' books. A look at a possible key natsec figure if there's a 2nd Trump admin, whose meteoric rise in Trumpworld and hard-right turn has shocked former colleagues. w/julietlinderman apnews.com/article/kash-p…

My latest: the epic rise and fall of IronNet and what it says about the judgement of some national security elites. apnews.com/article/keith-…

New: Right-wing influencers hyped anti-Ukraine videos made by a TV producer also funded by Russian media w/Garance Burke apnews.com/article/social…