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Bridget Johnson

Washington, D.C.
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Covers:  Opinion and editorial, national security, counterterrorism, crime, public safety, politics, homeland security, foreign policy, critical infrastructure, federal government, international affairs
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Executive Editor of Threat Beat. Editorial Director at the McCrary Institute. Formerly at CNN. Terrorism analyst. PI. OSINT fan. Forever #49ersFaithful 🏈

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Iran hackers resume threats to hit critical infrastructure with ‘unforgettable lessons’

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By Bridget Johnson
| Threat Beat
Skip to content SPECIAL THREATS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN IRAN CONFLICT | READ MORE → (Image by norqin from Pixabay) By • Jul 19, 2026 After an April cessation in kinetic hostilities was announced in the United States’ conflict with Iran, a key state-connected Iranian hacking group similarly dialed back its mounting public threats against critical infrastructure and declared that it had “currently postponed overt confrontation” with the United States per “highest leadership” orders.
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With heat dome bearing down on U.S., pro-Iran hackers claim attack on National Weather Service

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By Bridget Johnson
| Threat Beat
By • Jun 28, 2026 Pro-Iran hackers who took credit for a nationwide Friday outage of a platform delivering emergency alerts in major U.S. cities said today that they hacked the National Weather Service website. “The National Weather Service webpage is currently experiencing an outage,” the NWS Grand Junction account posted at 12:06 p.m. on X. “As of now, there is no timeline on when it will be restored.
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Pro-Iran hackers claim hit on emergency alerts across U.S. cities

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By Bridget Johnson
| Threat Beat
Skip to content SPECIAL THREATS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN IRAN CONFLICT | READ MORE → Ads at the Capital One Arena encourage residents to sign up for the AlertDC emergency notification system.
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