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Peter Thiel was reportedly an FBI informant

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Peter Thiel was reportedly an FBI informant Image: Getty ImagesPayPal co-founder, venture capitalist, Republican megadonor, and disputed vampire Peter Thiel may also have been an FBI informant — at least according to a new report from Insider. Insider spoke to multiple people who claim Thiel became a “confidential human source” for a Los Angeles-based agent named Johnathan Buma — a term t…

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The FBI is investigating a multiple-state hospital ransomware attack

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The FBI is investigating a multiple-state hospital ransomware attack Illustration: Beatrice SalaThe FBI is investigating a ransomware attack that shut down emergency rooms in several states (via The Guardian). Ambulances were diverted while California-based Prospect Medical Holdings, which has hospitals in several states, “took our systems offline to protect them” and launched an investigation in partnership with…

The Verge 201 2023-08-06