Inside the Devastating Hack of the F.B.I.
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Inside the Devastating Hack of the F.B.I.

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 30, 202623 min

A little over a decade ago, after hackers broke into the U.S. government and stole the personnel records of millions of federal workers, officials vowed that it would never happen again. Something similar recently did — to the F.B.I. Dustin Volz, who covers cybersecurity for The New York Times, tells the story of the attack, the group behind it and what could happen to the stolen data. Guest: Dustin Volz, a cybersecurity and intelligence reporter for The New York Times. Background reading: The hackers said they had stolen thousands of sen...

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Hey, it's Tanya Sotensky from New York Times Cooking, and I'm in the kitchen making a few of my favorite weeknight recipes. Let's start with Alexa Wybel's

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Creamy Spicy Tomato Beans and Greens. This is probably one of the most delicious ways to glow up two cans of beans from your pantry. You need really only one or two fresh ingredients.

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Our onions are looking good, so now it is time to add our sundried tomatoes, and we're about five minutes away from dinner. New York Times Cooking has you covered with recipes

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