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### Protecting Quantum Science and Technology

Foreign adversaries are increasingly targeting a wide range of U.S. quantum companies, universities, and government labs. The National Counterintelligence Task Force's Quantum Information Science Counterintelligence Protection Team unites the FBI with our intelligence and security partners to protect quantum information science and technology developed in the U.S. and like-minded nations.

### Financially Motivated Sextortion

Sextortion is a crime that involves adults coercing kids and teens into sending explicit images online. The FBI has several resources to help caregivers and young people better understand what sextortion is, how to protect against it, and how to talk about this growing and devastating threat.

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### KEVIN BRAME

Murder VictimDayton, OhioNovember 1, 1999

### Capitol Violence

The FBI is seeking to identify individuals involved in the violent activities that occurred at the U.S. Capitol and surrounding areas on January 6, 2021. View photos and related information here. If you have any information to provide, visit tips.fbi.gov or call 1-800-CALL-FBI.

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                          -  04.12.2024  Protecting Quantum Science and Technology  Foreign adversaries are increasingly targeting a wide range of U.S. quantum companies, universities, and government labs. The National Counterintelligence Task Force's Quantum Information Science Counterintelligence Protection Team unites the FBI with our intelligence and security partners to protect quantum information science and technology developed in the U.S. and like-minded nations. 
                          -  04.10.2024  Historic Firearms Returned to Philadelphia Museum  The FBI and our partners recently helped recover stolen Revolutionary War-era U.S. firearms that were a part of a string of thefts in the 1960s and 1970s in and around Valley Forge Park in Pennsylvania. But the whereabouts of 10 additional items looted from the park and elsewhere remain unknown. Now, FBI Philadelphia and our partners are seeking the public’s help in tracking them down. 
                          -  04.09.2024  Warrant Requirement for FBI’s Section 702 Queries Would Impede Investigations, Endanger National Security, Director Says  Such a requirement would hinder the Bureau's ability to obtain and act upon threat intelligence and—by extension—to prevent potential terrorist or cyber-facilitated attacks against the homeland, Director Christopher Wray said on April 9. 
                          -  04.04.2024  FBI Countering Cyber Threats Through ‘Joint, Sequenced Operations,’ Director Says  FBI Director Christopher Wray described the Bureau’s aggressive efforts to counter cyber threats and go after attackers in an April 4 speech at a conference of leading cybersecurity experts. 

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                          -  03.29.2024  Inside the FBI Podcast: What Happened to Karla Rodriguez?  On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn how the Bureau and our law enforcement partners are working to find Karla Carolina Rodriguez, who disappeared in Las Vegas in October 1999. 
                          -  02.29.2024  Inside the FBI Podcast: The Phantom Hacker Scam  On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn about the Phantom Hacker scam—a type of tech support scam that's growing in popularity—and how to avoid becoming its next victim. 
                          -  01.26.2024  Inside the FBI Podcast: Top Ten Fugitive Vitel'Homme Innocent  On this episode of Inside the FBI, learn about Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Vitel’Homme Innocent—leader of the Haitian gang Kraze Barye—who was allegedly involved in kidnapping U.S. citizens and holding them hostage. 
                          -  01.05.2024  Inside the FBI Podcast: Searching for Joshua Garcia  Joshua Garcia was nearly 2 years old when he was kidnapped 20 years ago in Mexico City. Today, the FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to Joshua's recovery. 

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                          -  04.12.2024  Former U.S. Ambassador and National Security Council Official Admits to Secretly Acting as Agent of the Cuban Government and Receives 15-Year Sentence 
                          -  04.12.2024  The FBI Celebrates World Quantum Day 
                          -  04.12.2024  Siddhartha Patel Named Special Agent in Charge of the Sacramento Field Office 
                          -  04.11.2024  Director Wray's Opening Statement to the House Appropriations Committee 
                          -  04.11.2024  Federal Bureau of Investigation Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2025 
                          -  04.10.2024  Principal Drug and Weapons Supplier for MS-13 in Honduras Arrested and Extradited for Racketeering, Narcotics, and Firearms Offenses 
                          -  04.10.2024  Two Nigerian Defendants Plead Guilty to Sextortion 
                          -  04.10.2024  Missouri Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges During January 6 Capitol Breach 

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