Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, also known as FBI, is a state-owned entity headquartered in the US, founded in 1908 and employing approximately 9,430 individuals. The agency's primary function is law enforcement, serving as the US domestic national crime agency.

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Founded

1908

Headcount

9,421

Headquarters

US

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Law Enforcement

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State Owned

News Summary:

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel recently informed the United States Senate that the agency is exploiting a loophole to gather information on Americans, specifically purchasing location data on everyday citizens. Previously, on March 22, former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III was remembered for his enduring legacy in shaping modern India-US counter-terror cooperation. Earlier, on March 21, the FBI's New York field office issued a warning about a deceptive Tron-based token, noting that crypto scammers increasingly exploit trusted institutions like the FBI with impersonation tactics to steal sensitive user data.

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Mar

27th

2026

18:30

China boosts cooperation in fentanyl probes following FBI Director Kash Patel’s visit

New indictments this week in a sweeping probe into the alleged sale and distribution of fentanyl precursor chemicals by Chinese companies and their American collaborators shows that federal investigators may have finally broken the logjam in cooperation with Chinese authorities.

Mar

27th

2026

13:20

Regulatory and Legal, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

FBI Buying Location Data: How Agencies Skirt Warrant Requirements After Carpenter

19 The FBI’s Data Buying Spree: How Your Location is Being Tracked—and What’s Next The FBI, along with other federal agencies like CBP, ICE, and the IRS, is openly purchasing location data from data brokers. This practice, revealed through admissions to Congress and detailed reporting, raises serious Fourth Amendment concerns and highlights a troubling trend: circumventing warrant requirements to access sensitive personal information.

Mar

27th

2026

12:06

FBI Seized Voting Records With Faulty Affidavit, Judge Hears

The FBI’s seizure of 2020 voting records in Fulton County, Ga., was based on claims of irregularities that are common in elections and don’t suggest any intentional wrongdoing, an elections administration witness told a federal judge in Atlanta.

Mar

27th

2026

12:06

FBI Seized Voting Records With Faulty Affidavit, Judge Hears

The FBI’s seizure of 2020 voting records in Fulton County, Ga., was based on claims of irregularities that are common in elections and don’t suggest any intentional wrongdoing, an elections administration witness told a federal judge in Atlanta.

Mar

27th

2026

12:06

FBI Seized Voting Records With Faulty Affidavit, Judge Hears (1)

The FBI’s seizure of 2020 voting records in Fulton County, Ga., relied on an insufficient affidavit that rehashed previously investigated and disproven election fraud claims, a witness for the county told a federal judge in Atlanta.

Mar

27th

2026

10:54

DOJ confirms FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email was hacked

Iran-linked hackers successfully broke into FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, the Department of Justice confirmed to Reuters on Friday. Reuters could not authenticate the leaked emails themselves but noted that the Gmail address matched an email account “linked to Patel in previous data breaches ⁠preserved by the dark web intelligence firm District 4 Labs.” The DOJ suggested the emails appeared to be authentic.

Mar

27th

2026

08:39

Russian botnet administrator sentenced to two years

A Russian cybercriminal received a two-year federal prison sentence for helping run a botnet (a network of devices) that enabled ransomware attacks against more than 70 US corporations. What happened The DOJ announced that Ilya Angelov, 40, of Tolyatti, Russia known online as "Milan" and "Okart" was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, fined $100,000, and hit with a $1.6 million money judgment allowing the government to seize assets tied to his criminal proceeds.

Mar

27th

2026

07:37

What to Know: Working in China — FBI

Video Transcript Josh Obstfeld, senior executive for external engagement here at the FBI's Counterintelligence and Espionage Division: Hello and welcome to the first in a series of our conversations about counterintelligence issues that we think are really important to bring to the general public.

Mar

27th

2026

07:01

Your FBI Moment: Josh, Supervisory Intelligence Analyst — FBI

Video Transcript I'm Josh, and I am a supervisory intelligence analyst with the FBI. My primary background is in counterintelligence, and my primary focus was on China. Back in 2016, the national security framework for China was that opening up our society to China and encouraging people across society to engage with China, we would slowly cause China to liberalize.

Mar

26th

2026

22:42

Georgia's Fulton County heads to court to seek return of 2020 ballots seized by FBI

ATLANTA -- A federal judge plans to hear arguments Friday on a demand by officials in Georgia's Fulton County that the FBI return seized ballots and other materials from the 2020 election. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee wrote in a scheduling order that the hearing was needed after the two sides failed to reach an agreement in court-ordered mediation.

Mar

26th

2026

22:42

Georgia's Fulton County heads to court to seek return of 2020 ballots seized by FBI

ATLANTA -- A federal judge plans to hear arguments Friday on a demand by officials in Georgia's Fulton County that the FBI return seized ballots and other materials from the 2020 election. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee wrote in a scheduling order that the hearing was needed after the two sides failed to reach an agreement in court-ordered mediation.

Mar

26th

2026

18:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

This Week In Security: Second Verse, Worse Than The First

Isn’t there some claim events come in threes? After the extremely rare leak of the iOS Coruna exploit chain recently, now we have details from Google on a second significant exploit in the wild, dubbed Darksword.

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