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Taylor Swift Concert Terror Plot Was Thwarted by Key CIA Tip
Plus: China-linked hackers infiltrate US internet providers, authorities crack down on a major piracy operation, and a ransomware gang claims attacks during the Paris Olympics.
CIA deputy director David Cohen said at the Insa intelligence conference on Wednesday, “Within my agency and others there were people who thought that was a really good day for Langley and not just the Swifties in my workforce.” Hackers who may be backed by the Chinese government have been exploiting a recently patched vulnerability in network management virtualization software known as Versa Director to compromise at least four US-based internet service providers and steal authentication credentials used by their customers. The movie studio coalition known as the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment said on Thursday that Hanoi police have investigated and taken down the Vietnam-based pirate streaming service Fmovies and its affiliates.
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